High incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma following successful interferon-free antiviral therapy for hepatitis C associated cirrhosis.
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Please cite this article as: Cardoso, H., Vale, A.M., Rodrigues, S., Gonçalves, R., Albuquerque, A., Pereira, P., Lopes, S., Silva, M., Andrade, P., Morais, R., Coelho, R., Macedo, G., High incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma following successful interferon-free antiviral therapy for hepatitis C associated cirrhosis, Journal of Hepatology (2016), doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2016.07.027
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of hepatology
دوره 65 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016