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Amati, L., Pugliese, V., Jirillo, E. (2008). Other Microbial Components Associated with Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Their Effects on Interferon-α/Ribavirin Treatment. In: Jirillo, E. (eds) Hepatitis C Virus Disease. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71376-2_5

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