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Adverse outcomes in Alaska natives who recovered from or have chronic hepatitis C infection.
Gastroenterology - 1 Mar 2010
McMahon Brian J, Bruden Dana, Bruce Michael G, Livingston Stephen, Christensen Carol, Homan Chriss, Hennessy Thomas W, Williams James, Sullivan Daniel, Rosen Hugo R, Gretch David
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The factors associated with adverse outcome from hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are incompletely understood. To determine the incidence and risk factors associated with the development of end-stage liver disease (ESLD) and liver-related death (LRD), we conducted a retrospective/prospective population-based study in a cohort of Alaska Native persons chronically infected with HCV from 1994 to...
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