Treatment of Occult Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Does It Need Special Attention?

authors:

avatar Mohammad Saeid Rezaee-Zavareh 1 , 2 , * , avatar Behzad Einollahi 3

Students’ Research Committee, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
Middle East Liver Diseases Center (MELD), Tehran, IR Iran
Nephrology and Urology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
Hepatitis Monthly: Vol.14, issue 7; e16665
published online: July 1, 2014
article type: Letter
received: December 7, 2013
accepted: December 30, 2013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.16665

how to cite: Rezaee-Zavareh M S, Einollahi B. Treatment of Occult Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Does It Need Special Attention?. Hepat Mon. 2014;14(7):e16665. https://doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.16665.

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