Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3263724 | Digestive and Liver Disease | 2012 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
In patients with chronic hepatitis C, comorbidity with diabetes mellitus was associated with a higher mortality rate and incidence of liver/diabetes-related events. Independent risk factors for liver-related events were the non-response to antiviral therapy and cirrhosis at baseline.
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Authors
Chiara Giordanino, Simone Ceretto, Simona Bo, Antonina Smedile, Alessia Ciancio, Elisabetta Bugianesi, Rinaldo Pellicano, Sharmila Fagoonee, Elisabetta Versino, Giuseppe Costa, Daniele Arese, Marco Sacco, Mario Rizzetto, Giorgio Saracco,