The findings of Mason et al. 1 on diabetes mellitus and hepatitis C are similar to our own, reported at the 8th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 2 In our study, diabetes was found in 34.7% and 2.7% of chronic hepatitis C and chronic hepatitis B patients, respective
Specific phenotype associated with diabetes mellitus secondary to chronic hepatitis C infection
โ Scribed by A. Poussier; M. Lebouvier; A. Penfornis; V. Di Martino; P. Buffier; B. Verges; P. Hillon; J. M. Petit
- Book ID
- 110925532
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 105 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0742-3071
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