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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Prediction of sustained virological response in chronic hepatitis C patients treated with peginterferon alfa-2a (40KD) and ribavirin

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Pages 247-255 | Received 14 Feb 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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