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Original Article

Hepatitis C Virus Replication in Liver and Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Interferon- α-Treated and Untreated Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C

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Pages 82-86 | Received 31 Mar 1993, Accepted 03 Jul 1993, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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