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. 2017 Aug 15;65(4):566-567.
doi: 10.1093/cid/cix360.

Hepatitis C Virus-Associated Alterations in Lipid and Lipoprotein Levels: Helpful or Harmful to the Heart?

Phyllis C Tien  1   2
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Hepatitis C Virus-Associated Alterations in Lipid and Lipoprotein Levels: Helpful or Harmful to the Heart?

Phyllis C Tien. Clin Infect Dis. .
No abstract available

Keywords: HCV; cardiovascular risk; lipid.

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