Differences in treatment outcome for hepatitis C among ethnic groups.

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Published in Am J Med on August 01, 2004

Authors

Matthew J Hepburn1, Lisa M Hepburn, Norma S Cantu, Maria G Lapeer, Eric J Lawitz

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam, Houston, Texas, USA. matthew.hepburn@amedd.army.mil

Associated clinical trials:

Early Prediction of Successful Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Taiwan | NCT00543244

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