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Review
. 2006 Apr 29;332(7548):1013-7.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7548.1013.

Diagnosis and treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection

Keyur Patel  1 , Andrew J Muir, John G McHutchison
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Review

Diagnosis and treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection

Keyur Patel et al. BMJ. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Hepatitis C virus persists in most patients with acute hepatitis C virus infection, and some develop progressive hepatic injury and subsequent complications of end stage liver disease
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