Hepatocellular carcinoma after direct-acting antivirals: an unresolved problem. Review of five cases
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical and Experimental Hepatology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2392-1099
DOI: 10.5114/ceh.2019.83162