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Association between visceral obesity and hepatitis C infection stratified by gender: a cross-sectional study in Taiwan

OBJECTIVES: The global prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is approximately 2%–3%, and the prevalence of the positive anti-HCV antibody has been increasing. Several studies have evaluated regional adipose tissue distribution and metabolism over the past decades. However, no study has focused on th...

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Autores principales: Tsao, Yu-Chung, Chen, Jau-Yuan, Yeh, Wei-Chung, Peng, Yun-Shing, Li, Wen-Cheng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5695385/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29133317
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017117