Comorbidities and quality of life in patients with interferon-refractory chronic hepatitis C
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0002-9270,1572-0241
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2001.03473.x