Hepatitis C treatment outcome in relation to alcohol consumption and racial differences in southeastern Taiwan

Alcohol use may have negative impacts on hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment due to low adherence, and racial differences can influence HCV sustained virological response (SVR) rate between East Asian and European ancestry. The objective of this study is to confirm the influence of alcohol consumption...

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Main Authors: Ching-Chung Lin, Chia-Hsien Wu, Huan-Lin Chen, I-Tsung Lin, Ming-Jen Chen, Tsang-En Wang, Horng-Yuan Wang, Shou-Chuan Shih, Ming-Jong Bair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-11-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664614000953