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Nurs Sci Q
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October 2021
The authors describe a family's adaptive challenges and adaptive work during a family member's treatment for Chronic Hepatitis C. We audiorecorded index and final clinical visits and interviewed participants (patients and providers) following the visits. W ...
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Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol
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February 2017
BACKGROUND: Hepatocellular carcinoma is a leading cause of cancer-related death in Africa, but there is still no comprehensive description of the current status of its epidemiology in Africa. We therefore initiated an African hepatocellular carcinoma conso ...
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Open Forum Infect Dis
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2017
BACKGROUND: The Simeprevir ObservatioNal Effectiveness across practice seTtings (SONET) study evaluated the real-world effectiveness of simeprevir-based treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. METHODS: The SONET study was a phase 4, prospective, o ...
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N C Med J
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2016
At least 3 million people in the United States are infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Unfortunately, 75% of infected individuals remain undiagnosed and untreated, putting them at risk of advanced liver disease. Because the majority of infecte ...
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Aliment Pharmacol Ther
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April 2015
BACKGROUND: HCV-TARGET is a longitudinal observational study of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients treated with direct-acting anti-viral agents (DAAs) in a US consortium of 90 academic and community medical centres. AIM: To assess utilisation of resp ...
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Gut
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January 2013
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The Atlanta classification of acute pancreatitis enabled standardised reporting of research and aided communication between clinicians. Deficiencies identified and improved understanding of the disease make a revision necessary. M ...
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Asian Pac J Cancer Prev
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2012
INTRODUCTION: Epidemiological studies suggest a protective role for β-carotene with several malignancies. Esophageal adenocarcinoma frequently arises from Barrett's esophagus (BE). We postulated that β-carotene therapy maybe protective in BE. MATERIALS AND ...
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Aliment Pharmacol Ther
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September 2010
BACKGROUND: The pathogenesis of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease includes increased acid reflux, reduced salivation and impaired peristalsis. This may depend upon the height of acid wave and magnitude of oesophageal mucosal exposure. Interestingly, the ef ...
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ibdjournal
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December 19, 2006
Natalizumab, a humanized monoclonal IgG4 antibody to α4 integrin, was investigated as a treatment of active Crohn's disease (CD). The safety of natalizumab given in combination with infliximab has not previously been studied.Seventy-nine adult patients wit ...
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Am J Physiol
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November 1998
The pathological activation of digestive zymogens within the pancreatic acinar cell probably plays a central role in initiating many forms of pancreatitis. To examine the relationship between zymogen activation and acinar cell injury, we investigated the e ...
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