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The Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention (HCCP) convened a symposium on April 23, 1999 in Boston, MA. The objectives of the meeting were to provide a broad overview of the natural history, pathogenesis, and treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, to provide a forum for discussion of future research priorities, and to encourage the formation of a HCV working group among interested participants.
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Cradock, A.L. Research questions concerning hepatitis C virus: Report from a workshop at the Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention. Cancer Causes Control 10, 485–487 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008914103840
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