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Insulin resistance, adipocytokines, and hepatitis C virus infection: A missing link?

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Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2008
Tongue: English
Weight: 52 KB
Volume: 47
Category: Article
ISSN: 0270-9139
DOI: 10.1002/hep.22066

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