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How should hepatitis C be managed in patients aged 65 years and older?

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boxed-textThabut D et al. (2006) Hepatitis C in 6,865 patients 65 yr or older: a severe and neglected curable disease? Am J Gastroenterol 101: 1260–1267

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The synopsis was written by Paul J Pockros, Head of the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department, at the Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA, USA.

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Nourani, S., Pockros, P. How should hepatitis C be managed in patients aged 65 years and older?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 4, 22–23 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0682

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