Diseases

Chronic Hepatitis C

INFLAMMATION of the LIVER in humans that is caused by HEPATITIS C VIRUS lasting six months or more. Chronic hepatitis C can lead to LIVER CIRRHOSIS.

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Abstract

INFLAMMATION of the LIVER in humans that is caused by HEPATITIS C VIRUS lasting six months or more. Chronic hepatitis C can lead to LIVER CIRRHOSIS.

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  • Hepatitis C, Chronic

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Previous Indexing

  • Chronic Disease (1989-1997)
  • Hepatitis C (1989-1997)
  • Hepatitis, Chronic (1984-1997)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Chronic Hepatitis C. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019698. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019698
  2. Chronic Hepatitis C. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55779873