links & resources







  1. Bernstein, David, M.D. "Advances in Hepatitis C." http://www.medscape.com/medscape/cno/2001/DDWCME/Story.cfm?story_id=2282 (2 Dec 2001).
  2. Martin, Paul, M.D. "Hepatology Focus: Update on Hepatitis C Treatment." http://www.medscape.com/medscape/gastro/journal/2001/v03.n01/mgi7148.mart/mgi7148.mart.html (2 Dec. 2001).
  3. Schiavone, Louise. "FDA criticized for wait in warning blood recipients about hepatitis C - October 7, 1998." http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9810/07/hepatitis.c.delay/ (2 Dec. 2001).
  4. "U.S. Surgeon General Introduces Hepatitis C education campaign." http://www.cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/07/27/hepatitis.c/index.html (2 Dec. 2001).
  5. "CNN.com - Tatoos are bad for you! - April 24, 2001" http://www.cnn.com/2001/BUSINESS/asia/04/24/leading.edge/index.html (2 Dec. 2001).
  6. Berger, Eleni, "CNN.com - Family undergoes living liver transplant - August 28, 2001." http://www.cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/08/28/liver.transplant/index.html (2 Dec 2001).
  7. "CDC - Viral Hepatitis C." http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/c/fact.htm (2 Dec. 2001).
  8. "Action on Hepatitis C." http://ahcuk.50megs.com/photo2.html (2 Dec. 2001).
  9. "Chronic Hepatitis C: Current Disease Management." http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/digest/pubs/chrnhepc/chrnhepc.htm (2 Dec. 2001).
  10. "NIH/NDDIC: Chronic Hepatitis C: Current Disease Management -- September 20, 1998" http://thebody.com/nih/hepatitis_c/hepc01.html (2 Dec 2001).
  11. "Hepatitis, an Encarta Encyclopedia Article Titled 'Hepatitis'" http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?z=1&pg=2&ti=761558249&cid=15#p15 (2 Dec. 2001).
  12. Worman, Howard J, M.D. "Hepatitis C." http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/gi/hepC.html (2 Dec. 2001).
  13. "Hepatitis Information Network: HepNet - Hepatitis C." http://www.hepnet.com/hepc.html (2 Dec 2001).
  14. "BBC News | Health | Liver Damage Prevented." http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_1573000/1573892.stm (2 Dec 2001).
  15. "BBC News | G-I | Hepatitis C." http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/medical_notes/g-i/newsid_695000/695934.stm (2 Dec 2001).
  16. "Getting Tested." http://www.hepcatohio.com/ (2 Dec 2001).
  17. "Aus der Welt der Viren: Das Hepatitis C- Virus." http://www.hepatitis-c.de/virwelt.htm (2 Dec 2001).
  18. "NIH/NDDIC: Chronic Hepatitis C: Current Disease Management -- September 20, 1998." http://www.thebody.com/nih/hepatitis_c/hepc06.html (2 Dec 2001).
  19. "SF AIDS Fdn: HIV Prevention Project (Needle Exchange) -- Main Page." http://www.sfaf.org/prevention/needleexchange/ (2 Dec. 2001).
  20. Page-Shafer K, and Tulsky JP, Sabin M, Ochoa K, Hahn J, McLean R, Lum P, Moss AR. "CAPS Projects -- The UFO Study - Materials." http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/capsweb/ufostudy/UFOYIDU.html (2 Dec. 2001).
  21. Liu, JP, and E Manheimer, K Tsutani K, C Gluud. "Medicinal herbs for hepatits C virus infection." Cochrane Review (April 2001).
  22. Shepherd, J, and N Waughn, P Hewitson. "Combination therapy (interferon alfa and ribavirin) in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C: a rapid and systematic review." Health Technology Assesment (April 2000):1-67.
  23. Ware, JE Jr, and MS Bayliss, M Mannocchia, Davis GL. "Health-related quality of life in chronic hepatitis C: impact of disease and treatment response. The Interventional Therapy Group." Hepatology (August 1999): 550-555.
  24. Davis, GL, and R Esteban-Mur, V Rustgi, J Hoefs, SC Gordon, C Trepo, ML Shiffman, S Zeusem, A Craxi, MH Ling, J Albrecht. "Interferon alfa-2b alone or in combination with ribavirin for the treatment of relapse of chronic hepatitis C. International Hepatitis Interventional Therapy Group." New England Journal of Medicine (April 15, 1999):1207-1209
  25. Poynard, T, and P Marcellin, SS Lee, C Niederau, GS Minuk, G Ideo, V Bain, J Heathcote, S Zeuzem, C Trepo, J Albrect. "Randomized trial of interferon alpha2b plus ribavirin for 48 weeks or for 24 weeks versus interferon alpha2b plus placebo for 48 weeks for treatment of chronic infection with hepatitis C virus. International Hepatitis Interventional Therapy Group (IHIT)." Lancet (Oct. 31, 1998):1426-1432.
  26. Seeff, LB, and FB Hollinger, HJ Alter, EC Wright, CM Cain, ZJ Buskell, KG Ishak, FL Iber, D Toro, A Samanta, RL Koretz, RP Perrillo, ZD Goodman, RG Knodell, G Gitnick, TR Morgan, ER Schiff, S Lasky, C Stevens, RZ Vlahcevic, E Weinshel, T Tandwandee, HJ Lin, L Barbosa. "Long-term mortality and morbidity of transfusion-associated non-A, non-B, and type C hepatitis: A National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute collaborative study." Hepatology (Feb. 2001):455-463
  27. Heathcote, J. "Antiviral therapy for patients with chronic hepatitis C." Semin Liver Dis (2000):185-199.

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