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SHORT REPORT

Late hepatitis B virus relapse in patients co-infected with hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus after antiviral treatment with pegylated interferon-a2b and ribavirin

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Pages 1487-1490 | Received 16 Aug 2009, Accepted 11 Sep 2009, Published online: 10 Nov 2009

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