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increasing worldwide, but striking geographical differences are observed for
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AM Di Bisceglie - … Conference ON Management OF Hepatitis C - consensus.nih.gov 28 Hepatitis C and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Adrian M. Di Bisceglie, MD It has
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G Fattovich, T Stroffolini, I Zagni, F Donato - Gastroenterology, 2004 - Elsevier Emerging data indicate that the mortality rate of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
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HB El-Serag… - Hepatology, 2002 - sadieo.ucsf.edu Chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major risk factor for
development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In general, HCC develops only
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- ►unc.edu [PDF] ML Shiffman, CM Hofmann, MJ Contos, VA … - Gastroenterology, 1999 - Elsevier Long-term sustained virological response after interferon therapy is associated
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