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The therapeutic efficacy of α-interferon therapy in chronic hepatitis is discussed in light of various international studies. Although beneficial to some extent, treatment is of limited value and is accompanied by more-or-less serious side effects. Development of complementary drugs and new therapeutic methods must therefore be continued.
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Schalm, S.W. (1992). Treatment of chronic viral hepatitis anno 1990. In: De Bac, C., Taliani, G., Gerlich, W.H. (eds) Chronically Evolving Viral Hepatitis. Archives of Virology, vol 4. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-5633-9_64
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