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Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus in the Virginia Department of Corrections: Can Compliance Overcome Racial Differences to Response?

Richard K. Sterling, Charlotte M. Hofmann, Velimir A. Luketic, Arun J. Sanyal, Melissa J. Contos, A. Scott Mills, Mitchell L. Shiffman

The American Journal of Gastroenterology · 2004 · 62 citations · 29 references

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Abstract

HCV can be effectively treated in the correctional setting with response rates similar to, if not better than the published literature. In this controlled setting of direct observational therapy, we observed similar SVR in CA and AA.

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Peginterferon Alfa-2a plus Ribavirin for Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Michael Fried, Mitchell L. Shiffman, K. Rajender Reddy et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2002 · 6.4K citations

Peginterferon alfa-2b plus ribavirin compared with interferon alfa-2b plus ribavirin for initial treatment of chronic hepatitis C: a randomised trial

Michael P. Manns, John G. McHutchison, Stuart C. Gordon et al. · The Lancet · 2001 · 6K citations

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Formulation and application of a numerical scoring system for assessing histological activity in asymptomatic chronic active hepatitis†

Robert G. Knodell, Kamal G. Ishak, William C. Black et al. · Hepatology · 1981 · 3.6K citations · Full text

Interferon Alfa-2b Alone or in Combination with Ribavirin as Initial Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis C

John G. McHutchison, Stuart C. Gordon, Eugene R. Schiff et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1998 · 3.5K citations · Full text

Natural history of liver fibrosis progression in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Thierry Poynard, Pierre Bédossa, P Opolon · The Lancet · 1997 · 3K citations

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