Serial Changes in Alpha-Fetoprotein Levels During Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C Kronik Hepatit C Tedavisi Sırasında Alfa-Feto Protein
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1 Altuğ Şenol1, Mete Akın2, Yıldıran Songür3, Mehmet İşler4, M.Cem Koçkar1 1Süleyman Demirel University School of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Isparta, 2Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Antalya, 3Memorial Şişli Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology, İstanbul, 4Şifa Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology, Isparta, Turkey Alpha-Fetoprotein Levels in Chronic Hepatitis C Serial Changes in Alpha-Fetoprotein Levels During Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C
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