The risk of end stage liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma among persons infected with hepatitis C virus: publication bias?

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Published in Am J Gastroenterol on November 01, 2003

Authors

Boone Goodgame1, Nicholas J Shaheen, Joseph Galanko, Hashem B El-Serag

Author Affiliations

1: Section of Gastroenterology, Houston Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.

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