Hepatitis C in African Americans: summary of a workshop.
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CHARLES HOWELL,* LENNOX JEFFERS,‡ and JAY H. HOOFNAGLE§ *Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; ‡Center for Liver Diseases, University of Miami School of Medicine, and Veterans Administration Medical Center, Miami, Florida; and §Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Gastroenterology
دوره 119 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000