The coming wave of HCV-related liver disease: Dilemmas and challenges

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 441-443

  Perz, Joseph F ^a   Alter, Miriam J ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEGINTERFERON; RIBAVIRIN;

CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; EGYPT; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEROPREVALENCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EGYPT; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 32444439338     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2005.12.007     Document Type: Editorial

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