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Review
. 2015 Mar-Apr;21(2):60-3.
doi: 10.4103/1319-3767.153810.

SASLT position statement on the direct-acting antiviral agents for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection

Abdullah S Alghamdi, Adel Alqutub, Faisal Abaalkhail, Faisal M Sanai  1 , Hamdan Alghamdi, Ibrahim Altraif, Khalid A Alswat, Mohammed Y Alghamdi, Mohammed A Babatin, Faleh Z Alfaleh
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Review

SASLT position statement on the direct-acting antiviral agents for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection

Abdullah S Alghamdi et al. Saudi J Gastroenterol. 2015 Mar-Apr.
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