741Management of Hepatitis C Among Infectious Diseases Physicians: Current Practice and Opinions
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Current Practice and Opinions Cody Chastain, MD; Susan E. Beekmann, RN, MPH; Erika Wallender, MD, MPH; Todd Hulgan, MD, MPH; Jack Stapleton, MD; Philip M. Polgreen, MD; Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA; Emerging Infections Network, Iowa City, IA; Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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تاریخ انتشار 2014