Open AccessChronic Hepatitis B Infection: Long Term Comparison of Children Receiving Interferon Alpha and Untreated Controls
Author(s) -
Hanh Vo,
Annick Bourgois,
Patrick Bontems,
Philippe Goyens,
Jean Paul Buts,
Fabienne Nackers,
René Tonglet,
Étienne Sokal
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.206
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1536-4801
pISSN - 0277-2116
DOI - 10.1097/00005176-200502000-00011
Subject(s) - medicine , hbsag , hbeag , seroconversion , gastroenterology , hepatitis b , alpha interferon , cohort , hepatitis b virus , interferon alfa , immunology , interferon , antibody , virus
To investigate the virological outcome of chronic hepatitis B (CH-B) in children who received interferon alpha (IFN) compared with no treatment.