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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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