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African Americans May Differ in Their Reasons for Declining Hepatitis C Therapy Compared to Non-African Americans

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  1. Division of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA

    Marie L. Borum, Enaruna Igiehon & Shervin Shafa

  2. Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology Section, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, 20007, USA

    Omar S. Khokhar & James H. Lewis

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Borum, M.L., Igiehon, E., Shafa, S. et al. African Americans May Differ in Their Reasons for Declining Hepatitis C Therapy Compared to Non-African Americans. Dig Dis Sci 54, 1604–1605 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-009-0806-4

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