Hepatitis B and C and the risk of liver cancer

Citations

  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1998). Recommendations for prevention and control of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and HCV-related chronic disease. MMWR, 47(RR-19): 1–39.

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Author: Maria G. Essig, MS, ELSLast Updated: October 15, 2007
Medical Review: Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
W. Thomas London, MD - Hepatology

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