Article
Hepatitis C treatment outcome in relation to alcohol consumption and racial differences in southeastern Taiwan.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 1 Nov 2015
Lin Ching-Chung, Wu Chia-Hsien, Chen Huan-Lin, Lin I-Tsung, Chen Ming-Jen, Wang Tsang-En, Wang Horng-Yuan, Shih Shou-Chuan, Bair Ming-Jong
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Alcohol use may have negative impacts on hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment due to low adherence, and racial differences can influence HCV sustained virological response (SVR) rate between East Asian and European ancestry. The objective of this study is to confirm the influence of alcohol consumption and racial differences on HCV treatment outcome in aboriginal and nonaboriginal people of...
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