Gastroenterology
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Rare Birds in North America: Acute Hepatitis C Cohorts

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 The work with this cohort has been funded by NIH DA016156 and DK066939.The authors disclose no conflicts.

PII: S0016-5085(08)02080-5

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.11.049

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