We read with great interest the article by Stepanova et al. 1 In this report from the United States with 10,582 eligible individuals (1.52% of whom were positive for hepatitis C virus [HCV] antibody [anti-HCV]), the rate of insurance coverage was significantly lower in patients with HCV infection (6
Insulin sensitizers in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and steatohepatitis: Current status
โ Scribed by Lance L. Stein; Mamie H. Dong; Rohit Loomba
- Publisher
- Springer Healthcare Communications
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 238 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0741-238X
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