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LETTER: Autoimmune Thrombocytopenia Induced by PEG-IFN-α2b Plus Ribavirin in Hepatitis C

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    Abdurrahman Sagir, Matthias Wettstein, Tobias Heintges & Dieter Häussinger

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Sagir, A., Wettstein, M., Heintges, T. et al. LETTER: Autoimmune Thrombocytopenia Induced by PEG-IFN-α2b Plus Ribavirin in Hepatitis C. Dig Dis Sci 47, 562–563 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017964002402

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