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Thrombocytopenia is more severe in patients with chronic hepatitis C than in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

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  1. Division of Gastroenterology, Yokohama City University Hospital, Yokohama, Japan

    Hironori Mawatari, Masato Yoneda, Hiroyuki Kirikoshi, Shin Maeda, Atsushi Nakajima & Satoru Saito

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Mawatari, H., Yoneda, M., Kirikoshi, H. et al. Thrombocytopenia is more severe in patients with chronic hepatitis C than in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. J Gastroenterol 47, 606–607 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00535-012-0556-5

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