Hepatitis C infects nearly 4 million Americans. Most have chronic hepatitis C (CHC), which progresses to cirrhosis in about 20% of patients. Interferon treatment leads to transient responses in about 40% of patients and apparent eradication of infection in 7% to 40% of patients. In this report, we d
The impact of chronic hepatitis C and co-morbid illnesses on health-related quality of life
โ Scribed by Jeffrey W. Kwan; Ruth C. Cronkite; Antony Yiu; Mary K. Goldstein; Lewis Kazis; Ramsey C. Cheung
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 203 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0962-9343
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