Utility of telemedicine in the treatment of patients with chronic HCV infection using DAAs in remote areas with limited resources

Affiliations

¹ Medical Research Division, National Research Center, Giza, Egypt.
² Al-Wahat Al-Bahariya Central Hospital, Giza, Egypt.
³ Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
⁵ National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Shebin Elkom, Egypt.
⁶ National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt.
⁷ Endemic Medicine and Hepatology Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

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Mohamed Abd Allah et al. Liver Int. 2021 Aug.

. 2021 Aug;41(8):1979-1980.

doi: 10.1111/liv.14982. Epub 2021 Jul 4.

¹ Medical Research Division, National Research Center, Giza, Egypt.
² Al-Wahat Al-Bahariya Central Hospital, Giza, Egypt.
³ Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
⁵ National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Shebin Elkom, Egypt.
⁶ National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt.
⁷ Endemic Medicine and Hepatology Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

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