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Re V, Tate JP, Lim JK, Fiellin DA, Justice AC. Reply to Marcellin et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2014, 59: 1192-1193. PMID: 25015914, PMCID: PMC6276945, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu528.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesAlcohol DrinkingFemaleHepatitis C, ChronicHIV InfectionsHumansLiver CirrhosisLiver Cirrhosis, AlcoholicMaleRelationship Between Alcohol Use Categories and Noninvasive Markers of Advanced Hepatic Fibrosis in HIV-Infected, Chronic Hepatitis C Virus–Infected, and Uninfected Patients
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