Links between triglyceride levels, hepatitis C virus infection and diabetes
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Links between triglyceride levels, hepatitis C virus infection and diabetes
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Comment on
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Metabolic and cardiovascular risk profiles and hepatitis C virus infection in rural Egypt.Gut. 2007 Aug;56(8):1105-10. doi: 10.1136/gut.2006.091983. Epub 2006 Sep 6. Gut. 2007. PMID: 16956918 Free PMC article.
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