Less-established risk factors are common in Asian Americans with hepatitis C virus: a case-controlled study.

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Published in Dig Dis Sci on October 01, 2013

Authors

Kevin C Kin1, Brian Lin, Kevin T Chaung, Nghiem B Ha, Huy N Trinh, Ruel T Garcia, Huy A Nguyen, Khanh K Nguyen, Brian S Levitt, Eduardo B da Silveira, Mindie H Nguyen

Author Affiliations

1: Pacific Health Foundation, San Jose, CA, USA, kevin.kin@gmail.com.

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