Impact of direct-acting antiviral therapy on the need for liver transplantation related to hepatitis C in Germany.

J Hepatol

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg Essen, Germany; Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; Leberstiftungs-GmbH Deutschland, Hannover, Germany; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Hannover-Braunschweig Site, Germany; Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI), Braunschweig, Germany.

Published: October 2018

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