Impact of sustained virologic response on quality of life in chronic HVC carriers

Introduction. It is known that patients with chronic hepatitis C have a lower health-related quality of life (HRQOL) than the general population and evidence suggests that the hepatitis C virus (HCV) could exert direct neuropathic action on HRQOL. From this perspective, the virus clearance should be...

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Main Authors: Renato Daltro-Oliveira, Mychelle Morais-de-Jesus, Karine Miranda Pettersen, Raymundo Paraná, Lucas C. Quarantini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-05-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119310026