Hepatitis C: an economic evaluation of extended treatment with interferon

Shiell, Alan; Brown, Sue; Farrell, Geoff C

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Digestive system diseases

General medicine

Health services administration

Hepatitis C: an economic evaluation of extended treatment with interferon

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