The alcoholic patient with Hepatitis C virus infection

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 107, Issue 6 SUPPL. 2, 1999, Pages 95-99

  Schiff, Eugene R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEPATITIS C; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0033377508     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(99)00393-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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