2014, Number 5
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Ann Hepatol 2014; 13 (5)
The good, the bad and the ugly of the new treatments for hepatitis C virus
Silva-Vidal KV, Méndez-Sánchez N
Language: English
References: 7
Page: 574-575
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Hagan LM, Sulkowski MS, Schinazi RF. Cost
analysis of sofosbuvir/ribavirin versus sofosbuvir/
simeprevir for genotype 1 hepatitis C virus in interferon-
ineligible/intolerant individuals. Hepatology
2014; 60: 37-45.
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