Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials
Volume 14, 4 Issues, 2019
ISSN: 1876-1038 (Online)
ISSN: 1574-8871 (Print)
This journal supports open access
ISSN: 1876-1038 (Online)
ISSN: 1574-8871 (Print)
This journal supports open access
Aims & Scope
Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials publishes high quality full-length/mini reviews, original research articles, interesting case reports, drug clinical trial studies and guest edited thematic issues on recent clinical trials of major importance. The journal's aim is to publish the highest quality articles in the field. Topics covered include: important Phase I – IV clinical trial studies, clinical investigations at all stages of development, therapeutics, meta analysis, trial logistics, design and conduct of trials, statistical methods, synthesis and evidence evaluation, decision analysis, reviews, case reports and commentaries on current or controversial issues.
The journal is essential reading for all researchers and clinicians involved in drug therapy and clinical trials.
Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials
,Volume 14
-Number 2
Biography Open Access
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Editorial Open Access
Research on the Development of Collaterals from Occluded Internal Mammary Arteries and Refractory Angina: Where are we in 2019?
, 14(2): 78 - 79Marco Picichè*
DOI: 10.2174/157488711402190423124445
Research on the Development of Collaterals from Occluded Internal Mammary Arteries and Refractory Angina: Where are we in 2019?
Review Article
Psychosocial Risk Factors and Ischemic Heart Disease: A New Perspective
, 14(2): 80 - 85Adriana Roncella*
DOI: 10.2174/1574887114666190301141628
Psychosocial Risk Factors and Ischemic Heart Disease: A New Perspective
Review Article
Risk Factors for Ischemic Heart Disease
, 14(2): 86 - 94Andrea Bisciglia*, Vincenzo Pasceri, Diego Irini, Antonio Varveri and Giulio Speciale
DOI: 10.2174/1574887114666190328125153
Risk Factors for Ischemic Heart Disease
Review Article
Trials Comparing Percutaneous And Surgical Myocardial Revascularization: A Review
, 14(2): 95 - 105Micaela De Palo, Teresa Quagliara, Annamaria Dachille, Alessandro Carrozzo, Francesco Giardinelli, Simone Mureddu, Florinda Mastro, Crescenzia Rotunno and Domenico Paparella*
DOI: 10.2174/1574887114666190201102353
Trials Comparing Percutaneous And Surgical Myocardial Revascularization: A Review
Systemic Review Article
On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft: The State of the Art
, 14(2): 106 - 115Giovanni Cuminetti, Ivano Bonadei, Enrico Vizzardi, Edoardo Sciatti and Roberto Lorusso*
DOI: 10.2174/1574887114666190301142114
On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft: The State of the Art
Systemic Review Article
Off-pump Techniques of Surgical Myocardial Revascularization
, 14(2): 116 - 119Guglielmo Actis Dato* and Marco Picichè
DOI: 10.2174/1574887114666190201112053
Off-pump Techniques of Surgical Myocardial Revascularization
General Review Article
Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Activating Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutation: First Line Treatment and Beyond
, 14(2): 120 - 128Danilo Rocco, Ciro Battiloro , Luigi Della Gravara and Cesare Gridelli*
DOI: 10.2174/1574887114666181205155211
Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Activating Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutation: First Line Treatment and Beyond
Articles Ahead of Print
Melatonin Improves Erythropoietin Hyporesponsiveness via Suppression of Inflammation
Evan Noori Hameed, Hayder F. Hadi Al Tukmagi and Hayder Ch Assad Allami*
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Comparison of Sertraline with Rifampin in the treatment of Cholestatic Pruritus: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Sara Ataei, Leila Kord, Amir Larki, Fatemeh Yasrebifar, Maryam Mehrpooya, Maryam Seyedtabib and Maryam Hasanzarrini*
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Domino Liver Transplantation: Where are we Now?
Francesco Santopaolo, Ilaria Lenci, Alessandra Bosa, Mario Angelico, Martina Milana and Leonardo Baiocchi*
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Is the Deductive Falsification Approach a Better Basis for Clinical Trial Appraisal?
Steffen Mickenautsch*
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Clinical Operational Tolerance and Immunosuppression Minimization in Kidney Transplantation: Where Do We Stand?
Tommaso Maria Manzia *, Carlo Gazia, Leonardo Baiocchi, Ilaria Lenci, Martina Milana, Francesco Santopaolo, Roberta Angelico and Giuseppe Tisone
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Real-World Efficacy and Safety of Pangenotypic Direct-Acting Antivirals Against Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Riccardo Scotto, Antonio Riccardo Buonomo, Nicola Schiano Moriello, Alberto Enrico Maraolo, Emanuela Zappulo, Biagio Pinchera, Ivan Gentile and Guglielmo Borgia
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Clinical Trial Data Management Software: A Review of the Technical Features
Aynaz Nourani, Haleh Ayatollahi* and Masoud Solaymani Dodaran
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Effect of a Physical Activity Program on Serum Biochemical Parameters among the Elderly Women
Seyedeh Ameneh Motallebi, Jamileh Amirzadeh Iranagh* and Fatemeh Mohammadi
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Abstracts Ahead of Print
Intravenous Tranexamic Acid for Subdural and Epidural Intracranial Hemorrhage: Randomized, Double‐Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
Pouya Ebrahimi, Javad Mozaffari*, Reza Bahrami, Mohammad Ghasem Hanafi and Maryam Mousavinejad
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Published Contents
- Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials, Volume 14, 2019
- Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials, Volume 13, 2018
- Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials, Volume 12, 2017
- Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials, Volume 11, 2016
- Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials, Volume 10, 2015
- Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials, Volume 9, 2014
- Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials, Volume 8, 2013
- Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials, Volume 7, 2012
- Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials, Volume 6, 2011
- Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials, Volume 5, 2010
- Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials, Volume 4, 2009
- Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials, Volume 3, 2008
- Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials, Volume 2, 2007
- Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials, Volume 1, 2006
Editor's Choice
Unsolved Issues in the Treatment of Spontaneous Peritonitis in Patients with Cirrhosis: Nosocomial Versus Community-acquired Infections and the Role of Fungi
, 2019; 14(2): 129 - 135Alberto Enrico Maraolo*, Antonio Riccardo Buonomo, Emanuela Zappulo, Riccardo Scotto, Biagio Pinchera and Ivan Gentile
DOI: 10.2174/1574887114666181204102516
A Concise History of Thiopurines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease: From Anecdotal Reporting to Treat-to-Target Algorithms
, 2019; 14(1): 4 - 9Giovanni Clemente Actis*, Rinaldo Pellicano and Davide Giuseppe Ribaldone
DOI: 10.2174/1574887113666180910120959
Impact of a Psycho-Educational Team in early Breast Cancer Patients’ Coping Strategies: The Venere Project
, 2018; 13(4): 274 - 280Federica Andreis, Fausto Meriggi*, Claudio Codignola, Ilaria Frigoli, Tiziana Prochilo, Stefano Mutti, Alessandra Huscher, Michela Libertini, Brunella Di Biasi, Chiara Abeni, Chiara Ogliosi, Silvia Noventa, Luigina Rota, Chiara Pedrali and Alberto Zaniboni
DOI: 10.2174/1574887113666180409152025
The Emerging Role of IL-1 Inhibition in Patients Affected by Rheumatoid Arthritis and Diabetes
, 2018; 13(3): 210 - 214Piero Ruscitti*, Paola Cipriani, Vasiliky Liakouli, Francesco Carubbi, Onorina Berardicurti, Paola Di Benedetto, Francesco Ciccia, Giuliana Guggino, Saverio Alvaro, Giovanni Triolo and Roberto Giacomelli
DOI: 10.2174/1574887113666180314102651
Cardiovascular Disease in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
, 2018; 13(3): 164 - 169Onorina Berardicurti*, Piero Ruscitti, Paola Cipriani, Francesco Ciccia, Vasiliki Liakouli, Giuliana Guggino, Francesco Carubbi, Paola Di Benedetto, Giovanni Triolo and Roberto Giacomelli
DOI: 10.2174/1574887113666180315130336
Evaluating the Effect of Oral N-acetylcysteine as an Adjuvant Treatment on Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Randomized, Double Blind Clinical Trial
, 2018; 13(2): 132 - 138Minoo Batooei, Ahmad Tahamoli-Roudsari, Zahra Basiri, Fatemeh Yasrebifar, Maryam Shahdoust, Azadeh Eshraghi, Maryam Mehrpooya* and Sara Ataei
DOI: 10.2174/1574887113666180307151937
A Review of Evolutionary and Cyclical Changes in the Surgical Approach to Aortic Valve Disease
, 2018; 13(1): 45 - 51Marco Piciche*, Guglielmo Actis Dato, Roberto Lorusso and Francesco Musumeci
DOI: 10.2174/1574887112666171009165609
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Management: A Review of Recent Evidence
, 2017; 12(4): 226 - 232Matthew Grossman*, Carl Seashore and Alison Volpe Holmes
DOI: 10.2174/1574887112666170816144818
May Gender or Ethnicity Affect Delta Over Baseline Values Obtained by 13-C Urea Breath Test?
, 2017; 12(3): 187 - 192Carmine Petruzziello, Dario Sinatti, Maria Gnarra, Alessio Migneco, Valentina Tesori, Cristina Graziani, Antonio Gasbarrini, Francesco Franceschi and Veronica Ojetti*
DOI: 10.2174/1574887112666170816155703
Use of Recursive Partitioning Analysis in Clinical Trials and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials, 1990-2016
, 2017; 12(1): 3 - 7Martha Maria Fors, Carmen Elena Viada and Paloma Gonzalez
DOI: 10.2174/1574887111666160916144658
Open Access Articles
The Management of Newly Diagnosed HIV in a Sudanese Refugee in Canada: Commentary and Review of Literature
, 2019; 14(1): 61 - 65Aven Sidhu*, Rohan Kakkar and Osamah Alenezi
Biochemical and Haematological Predictors of Reduced Neutrophil Granulocyte Count associated with Intravenous Ceftriaxone Treatment
, 2018; 13(4): 287 - 294Basant K. Puri *, Anne Derham and Jean A. Monro
Cardiovascular Risk Markers and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients
, 2018; 13(3): 199 - 209Rosario Peluso*, Francesco Caso, Marco Tasso, Pasquale Ambrosino, Matteo Nicola Dario Di Minno, Roberta Lupoli, Livio Criscuolo, Paolo Caso, Francesco Ursini, Antonio Del Puente, Raffaele Scarpa and Luisa Costa on behalf of CaRRDs study group
Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound in Critically ill Patients
, 2018; 13(1): 15 - 26Gentle S. Shrestha*, Dameera Weeratunga and Kylie Baker
Rolapitant: An NK-1 Receptor Antagonist for the Prevention of Chemotherapy- Induced Nausea and Vomiting
, 2017; 12(3): 193 - 201Bernardo L. Rapoport*
Treating Older HIV-1-infected Subjects With Cobicistat-boosted Darunavir in a 48-week Phase 3 Trial
, 2017; 12(3): 174 - 181Kimberley Brown*, Brooke Patterson-Browning, Chris Liu, Meera Patel, Lisa Stewart and Richard E. Nettles
Neoadjuvant Therapy for HER2-positive Breast Cancer
, 2017; 12(2): 81 - 92Rachel Wuerstlein* and Nadia Harbeck
Managing Expectations in the Transition to Proof of Concept Studies
, 2017; 12(2): 111 - 123Thomas Kieber-Emmons*, Issam Makhoul, Angela Pennisi, Eric R. Siegel, Peter D. Emanuel, Bejotaloh Monzavi-Karbassi, Zenon Steplewski, J. Thaddeus Beck and Laura F. Hutchins
Potential Risks and Mitigation Strategies Before the Conduct of a Clinical Trial: An Industry Perspective
, 2016; 11(1): 47 - 55Seema Bhagat, Vaibhavi K. Kapatkar, Meenakshi Mourya, Sucheta Roy, Shailendra Jha, Rajasekhar Reddy, Ganesh Kadhe, Amey Mane and Sandesh Sawant
Parallel Conduction of the Phase I Preventive and Therapeutic Trials Based on the Tat Vaccine Candidate
, 2009; 4(3): 195 - 204S. Bellino, V. Francavilla, O. Longo, A. Tripiciano, G. Paniccia, A. Arancio, V. Fiorelli, A. Scoglio, B. Collacchi, M. Campagna, A. Lazzarin, G. Tambussi, C. Tassan Din, R. Visintini, P. Narciso, A. Antinori, G. D'Offizi, M. Giulianelli, M. Carta, A. Di Carlo, G. Palamara, M. Giuliani, M. E. Laguardia, P. Monini, M. Magnani, F. Ensoli and B. Ensoli
Current Status and Perspectives Regarding the Treatment of Osteosarcoma: Chemotherapy
, 2008; 3(3): 228 - 231Akio Sakamoto and Yukihide Iwamoto
Systematic Reviews of Animal Experiments Demonstrate Poor Contributions Toward Human Healthcare
, 2008; 3(2): 89 - 96Andrew Knight
Clinical Trials of Cancer Therapies Targeting Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen
, 2007; 2(3): 182 - 190William C. Olson, Warren D.W. Heston and Ayyappan K. Rajasekaran
Most Cited Articles
Systemic Review Article
Bariatric surgery and rheumatic diseases: A literature review
, 2018; 13(3): 176-183.Gaetano Gallo*, Giuseppe Candilio, Emilia De Luca, Angelo Iannicelli, Guido Sciaudone, Gianluca Pellino, Rosario Sacco, Francesco Selvaggi and Giuseppe Sammarco
DOI: 10.2174/1574887113666180314095445
Review Article
Gestational diabetes mellitus: Post-partum risk and follow up
, 1 March 2018; 13(1): 5-14.Silpa Poola-Kella, Rachel A. Steinman, Bayan Mesmar and Rana Malek*
DOI: 10.2174/1574887112666170911124806
Editorial
Rosmarinic acid as potential anti-inflammatory agent
, 2018; 13(4): 240-242.Carmela Colica, Laura Di Renzo, Vincenzo Aiello, Antonino De Lorenzo and Ludovico Abenavoli*
DOI: 10.2174/157488711304180911095818
Research Article
Overall and multiphasic findings of the prostate, lung, colorectal and ovarian (PLCO) randomized cancer screening trial
, 2018; 13(4): 257-273.Philip C. Prorok*, Patrick Wright, Thomas R. Riley, Barnett S. Kramer, Christine D. Berg and John K. Gohagan
DOI: 10.2174/1574887113666180409153059
Research Article
Impact of primary tumor location on first-line bevacizumab or cetuximab in metastatic colorectal cancer
, 2018; 13(2): 139-149.Matthew Snyder*, Sal Bottiglieri and Khaldoun Almhanna
DOI: 10.2174/1574887113666180328104109
Case Studies
Diabetic ketoacidosis in patients with type 2 diabetes on sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors - A case series
, 2018; 13(2): 156-160.Purva V. Sharma*, Yash B. Jobanputra, Karen Lewin, Stuart Bagatell and Daniel M. Lichtstein
DOI: 10.2174/1574887113666180314101436
General Research Article
Association between hypothyroidism and takotsubo cardiomyopathy: Analysis of nationwide inpatient sample database
, 2018; 13(3): 222-225.Dominika M. Zoltowska*, Yashwant Agrawal, Sandeep Patri, Sourabh Aggarwal, Chandra S. Reddy, Nishtha Sareen, Jagadeesh Kumar Kalavakunta and Vishal Gupta
DOI: 10.2174/1574887113666180402144600
Review Article
Cardiovascular risk markers and major adverse cardiovascular events in psoriatic arthritis patients
, 2018; 13(3): 199-209.Rosario Peluso*, Francesco Caso, Marco Tasso, Pasquale Ambrosino, Matteo Nicola Dario Di Minno, Roberta Lupoli, Livio Criscuolo, Paolo Caso, Francesco Ursini, Antonio Del Puente, Raffaele Scarpa and Luisa Costa on behalf of CaRRDs study group
DOI: 10.2174/1574887113666180314105511
Review Article
The emerging role of IL-1 inhibition in patients affected by rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes
, 2018; 13(3): 210-214.Piero Ruscitti*, Paola Cipriani, Vasiliky Liakouli, Francesco Carubbi, Onorina Berardicurti, Paola Di Benedetto, Francesco Ciccia, Giuliana Guggino, Saverio Alvaro, Giovanni Triolo and Roberto Giacomelli
DOI: 10.2174/1574887113666180314102651
Review Article
The use of probiotics in different phases of diverticular disease
, 2018; 13(2): 89-96.Veronica Ojetti, Carmine Petruzziello, Silvia Cardone, Luisa Saviano, Alessio Migneco, Luca Santarelli, Maurizio Gabrielli, Raffaella Zaccaria, Loris Lopetuso, Marcello Covino, Marcello Candelli, Antonio Gasbarrini and Francesco Franceschi*
DOI: 10.2174/1574887113666180402143140
Review Article
The emerging role of complement C3 as a biomarker of insulin resistance and cardiometabolic diseases: Preclinical and clinical evidence
, 1 March 2018; 13(1): 61-68.Francesco Ursini* and Ludovico Abenavoli
DOI: 10.2174/1574887112666171128134552
Review Article
A concise history of thiopurines for inflammatory bowel disease: From anecdotal reporting to treat-to-target algorithms
, 2019; 14(1): 4-9.Giovanni Clemente Actis*, Rinaldo Pellicano and Davide Giuseppe Ribaldone
DOI: 10.2174/1574887113666180910120959
Research Article
Effect of chondroitin sulfate on blood serum cytokine profile during carrageenan-induced edema and monoiodoacetate-induced osteoarthritis in rats
, 2019; 14(1): 50-55.Oleksandr Korotkyi*, Andrii Vovk, Oksana Blokhina, Kateryna Dvorshchenko, Tetyana Falalyeyeva, Ludovico Abenavoli and Liudmyla Ostapchenko
DOI: 10.2174/1574887113666181102111247
Research Article
Clinical significance of anti-ribosomal P protein antibodies in patients with lupus nephritis
, 2018; 13(4): 281-286.Sabahat Sarfaraz*, Sabiha Anis, Ejaz Ahmed and Rana Muzaffar
DOI: 10.2174/1574887113666180409154641
Clinical Trial
Efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation combined with cognitive training in the treatment of apathy in patients with Alzheimer’s disease: Study protocol for a randomized trial
, 2018; 13(4): 319-327.Jean-Paul Nguyen*, Claire Boutoleau-Bretonniere, Jean-Pascal Lefaucheur, Alcira Suarez, Helene Gaillard, Guillaume Chapelet, Sebastien Abad, Aurelien Van Langhenhove, Julian Nizard and Laure de Decker
DOI: 10.2174/1574887113666180416153316
Most Accessed Articles
Neoadjuvant Therapy for HER2-positive Breast Cancer
, 2017; 12(2): 81-92.Rachel Wuerstlein* and Nadia Harbeck
DOI: 10.2174/1574887112666170202165049
Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound in Critically ill Patients
, 2018; 13(1): 15-26.Gentle S. Shrestha*, Dameera Weeratunga and Kylie Baker
DOI: 10.2174/1574887112666170911125750
Lupus Nephritis: Current Treatment Paradigm and Unmet Needs
, 2018; 13(2): 105-113.Steven P. Menez*, Basset El Essawy and Mohamed G. Atta
DOI: 10.2174/1574887112666171123113200
The Management of Newly Diagnosed HIV in a Sudanese Refugee in Canada: Commentary and Review of Literature
, 2019; 14(1): 61-65.Aven Sidhu*, Rohan Kakkar and Osamah Alenezi
DOI: 10.2174/1574887113666180903145323
A Review of Clinical Data Management Systems Used in Clinical Trials
, 2019; 14(1): 10-23.Aynaz Nourani, Haleh Ayatollahi* and Masoud Solaymani Dodaran
DOI: 10.2174/1574887113666180924165230
A Concise History of Thiopurines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease: From Anecdotal Reporting to Treat-to-Target Algorithms
, 2019; 14(1): 4-9.Giovanni Clemente Actis*, Rinaldo Pellicano and Davide Giuseppe Ribaldone
DOI: 10.2174/1574887113666180910120959
Effect of Kangaroo Mother Care on Successful Breastfeeding: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials
, 2019; 14(1): 31-40.Morteza Ghojazadeh, Sakineh Hajebrahimi, Fatemeh Pournaghi-Azar, Mohammad Mohseni, Naser Derakhshani and Saber Azami-Aghdash*
DOI: 10.2174/1574887113666180924165844
Unsolved Issues in the Treatment of Spontaneous Peritonitis in Patients with Cirrhosis: Nosocomial Versus Community-acquired Infections and the Role of Fungi
, 2019; 14(2): 129-135.Alberto Enrico Maraolo*, Antonio Riccardo Buonomo, Emanuela Zappulo, Riccardo Scotto, Biagio Pinchera and Ivan Gentile
DOI: 10.2174/1574887114666181204102516
Risk Factors for Ischemic Heart Disease
, 2019; 14(2): 86-94.Andrea Bisciglia*, Vincenzo Pasceri, Diego Irini, Antonio Varveri and Giulio Speciale
DOI: 10.2174/1574887114666190328125153
Malignant Pleural Effusion: Still a Long Way to Go
, 2019; 14(1): 24-30.Fausto Meriggi*
DOI: 10.2174/1574887114666181204105208
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Editor-in-Chief
Ludovico Abenavoli
University Magna Graecia
Catanzaro
Italy
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University Magna Graecia
Catanzaro
Italy
Biography
Biography of Ludovico Abenavoli
Ludovico Abenavoli is an Associate Professor of gastroenterology at the Department of Health Sciences, University “Magna Græcia”, Catanzaro (Italy). Since 2012, he is invited professor at the University of Batna (Algeria), since 2015, he is inviting professor at the University of Novi Sad (Serbia), and since 2016, he is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, University “Iuliu Hatieganu” of Cluj-Napoca (Romania). Between 2012 and 2015, he was board member of University Gastroenterology Education Committee (UNIGASTRO), and between 2013 and 2017, he was board member of Italian Society of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy (S.I.G.E.).
Ludovico Abenavoli is the author of 144 publications in peer-reviewed international Journals in the field of gastroenterology and hepatology. His main contributions include: the treatment of alcoholic and nonalcoholic liver diseases, the evaluation of health effects of Mediterranean diet, the epidemiology of liver diseases.
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