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Association between age at diagnosis and degree of liver injury in hepatitis C.
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Oliveira Ana Cláudia de, Bortotti Ana Clara, Nunes Nathália Neves, El Bacha Ibrahin A H, Parise Edison Roberto
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: A population-based survey conducted in Brazilian capital cities found that only 16% of the population had ever been tested for hepatitis C. These data suggest that much of the Brazilian population with HCV infection remains undiagnosed. The distribution of age ranges at diagnosis and its association with the degree of hepatitis C are still unknown in Brazilian patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS:...
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