Chronic hepatitis C virus infection increases mortality from hepatic and extrahepatic diseases: a community-based long-term prospective study.

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Published in J Infect Dis on July 17, 2012

Authors

Mei-Hsuan Lee1, Hwai-I Yang, Sheng-Nan Lu, Chin-Lan Jen, San-Lin You, Li-Yu Wang, Chih-Hao Wang, Wei J Chen, Chien-Jen Chen, R.E.V.E.A.L.-HCV Study Group

Author Affiliations

1: Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.

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