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Chronic hepatitis C in alcoholic patients: prevalence, genotypes, and correlation to liver disease.
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology - 1 Nov 1995
Befrits R, Hedman M, Blomquist L, Allander T, Grillner L, Kinnman N, Rubio C, Hultcrantz R
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BACKGROUND: Only one-fifth of chronic alcoholic patients develop chronic liver disease in spite of continuous alcohol abuse. Hepatitis C has been proposed to be one of several suggested factors contributing to the development of liver disease. METHODS: In 201 consecutive chronic alcoholic patients admitted to the hospital for detoxification, antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV) were determined, using...
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