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Editorial
. 2018 Sep;155(3):607-609.
doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2018.07.036. Epub 2018 Aug 1.

Hospitalizations for Chronic Liver Disease: Time to Intervene at Multiple Levels

Hashem B El-Serag  1
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Editorial

Hospitalizations for Chronic Liver Disease: Time to Intervene at Multiple Levels

Hashem B El-Serag. Gastroenterology. 2018 Sep.
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Conflicts of interest

The authors have made the following disclosures: Research grant funding for investigator-initiated research from Gilead, Wako, and Merck to H. El-Serag.

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