Clinical course of infection with hepatitis C

British Medical Journal

Volumn 332, Issue 7538, 2006, Pages 374-375

  Vento, Sandro ^a   Nobili, Valerio ^b   Cainelli, Francesca ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MORTALITY; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS;

EID: 33644870912     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.332.7538.374     Document Type: Editorial

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