Digestive and Liver Disease
Volume 42, Issue 4 , Pages 305-306 , April 2010

Author's reply to Comment on “Treating chronic hepatitis C in recovering opiate addicts: Yes, we can”

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doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2009.07.016

Digestive and Liver Disease
Volume 42, Issue 4 , Pages 305-306 , April 2010

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