Improved Outcomes in HCV Patients Following Liver Transplantation During the Era of Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents.
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*Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee; Department of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; kSimmons Transplant Institute, Baylor All Saints Medical Center, Fort Worth, Texas; Department of Medicine, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association
دوره 16 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2018