Viral and host factors associated with outcomes of hepatitis C virus infection (Review)
- Authors:
- Zehui Yan
- Yuming Wang
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Affiliations: Department of Infectious Diseases, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Shapingba, Chongqing 400038, P.R. China - Published online on: March 22, 2017 https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2017.6351
- Pages: 2909-2924
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