Estimating progression to cirrhosis in chronic hepatitis C virus infection.

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Published in Hepatology on October 01, 2001

Authors

A J Freeman1, G J Dore, M G Law, M Thorpe, J Von Overbeck, A R Lloyd, G Marinos, J M Kaldor

Author Affiliations

1: Viral Hepatitis Research, Gastrointestinal and Liver Unit, The Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia.

Associated clinical trials:

A Prospective Cohort Study to Improve HCV Care in Dialysis Patients (MATCH-D) | NCT03791814

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