Natural history of hepatitis C.

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Published in Clin Liver Dis on August 01, 2005

Authors

David L Thomas1, Leonard B Seeff

Author Affiliations

1: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 1503 E. Jefferson Street, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

S-Adenosyl Methionine (SAMe) to Treat Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C | NCT00475176

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