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New direct-acting antivirals' combination for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C

  1. Tarik Asselah,
  2. Patrick Marcellin

Article first published online: 4 JAN 2011

DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2010.02411.x

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Liver International

Liver International

Special Issue: Proceedings of the 4th Paris Hepatitis Conference. The publication of this supplement was supported by an unrestricted educational grant from F. Hoffmann-Laroche Ltd.

Volume 31, Issue Supplement s1, pages 68–77, January 2011

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Asselah, T. and Marcellin, P. (2011), New direct-acting antivirals' combination for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C. Liver International, 31: 68–77. doi: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2010.02411.x

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  1. INSERM, U773, Centre de Recherche Bichat-Beaujon CRB3, and Service d'hépatologie, Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, France

*Correspondence Dr Tarik Asselah, INSERM, U773, Centre de Recherche Bichat-Beaujon CRB3, and Service, d'Hépatologie, Hôpital Beaujon, 100 Bd du Gl Leclerc, 92118 Clichy, France Tel: +133(0) 140875579 Fax: +133(0) 147309440 e-mail: tarik.asselah@bjn.aphp.fr

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  1. Issue published online: 4 JAN 2011
  2. Article first published online: 4 JAN 2011
  3. Received 10 November 2010Accepted 26 November 2010

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