Chronic hepatitis C virus infection: does it really impact health-related quality of life? A study in rural Egypt.

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Published in Hepatology on December 01, 2004

Authors

Michaël Schwarzinger1, Sahar Dewedar, Claire Rekacewicz, Khaled Mahmoud Abd Elaziz, Arnaud Fontanet, Fabrice Carrat, Mostafa Kamal Mohamed

Author Affiliations

1: INSERM U444, Faculté de Médecine Saint-Antoine, Paris, France. schwarzi@u444.jussieu.fr

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