Epidemiology and natural history of hepatitis C virus infection.

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Published in World J Gastroenterol on July 28, 2014

Authors

Mei-Hsuan Lee1, Hwai-I Yang1, Yong Yuan1, Gilbert L'Italien1, Chien-Jen Chen1

Author Affiliations

1: Mei-Hsuan Lee, the Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei 155, Taiwan.

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