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Mathematical models can increase our understanding of the pathogenesis and treatment of viral infections including that caused by the hepatitis C virus.
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Blower, S., Ganem, D. Mathematicians turn their attention to hepatitis C. Nat Med 4, 1233–1234 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/3210
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