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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Comorbidities and the use of comedications among patients with chronic hepatitis C in Korea: A nationwide cross-sectional study
Kyung Min Kwon, Jae-Jun Shim, Gi-Ae Kim, Bo Ok Kim, Helin Han, Hyun Jung Ahn
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(3):338-348. Published online April 10, 2023
Background/Aims: Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is the second leading cause of liver-related mortality and is more prevalent in the elderly population in Korea. Decisions to initiate treatment and selection of proper antiviral agents may be challenging among elderly patients due to relevant comorbidities..
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Hepatic hemangioma presenting as a large cystic tumor
Jin-Seon Park, Gi-Ae Kim, Jae-Jun Shim, Bum-Soo Kim, Seong Jin Park, Youn Wha Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):473-474. Published online June 17, 2020
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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Effects of vitamin D supplements in patients with chronic hepatitis C: a randomized, multi-center, open label study
Jae Yoon Jeong, Dae Won Jun, Sol Ji Park, Joo Hyun Sohn, Sang Gyune Kim, Se Whan Lee, Soung Won Jeong, Moon Young Kim, Won Kim, Jae-Jun Shim, Hyoung Su Kim, Ki Tae Suk, Sang Bong Ahn
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(5):1074-1083. Published online November 12, 2019
Background/Aims: We aimed to assess the role of vitamin D supplementation in the response to pegylated interferon-α (PEG-IFN-α) plus ribavirin (RBV) treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC).
Methods: Our study was a multi-center, randomized controlled trial in 11 hospitals. CHC patient..
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Correspondence
Risk of hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma development is much higher in Koreans than in Taiwanese
Jae-Jun Shim, Jung Wook Kim, Byung-Ho Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(5):940-942. Published online July 7, 2017
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A solitary necrotic nodule of the liver
Dong Hyun Kim, Jae-Jun Shim, Byung-Ho Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(4):510-511. Published online July 1, 2013
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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Recent trends in hepatitis B virus infection in the general Korean population
Hyuck Kim, A Ri Shin, Hoe Hoon Chung, Min Kyoung Kim, Ji Sung Lee, Jae-Jun Shim, Byung-Ho Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(4):413-419. Published online July 1, 2013
Background/AimsHepatitis B virus (HBV) is the major cause of chronic liver disease in Korea, but viral prevalence has decreased because of hepatitis B vaccination programs. In this study, we investigated longitudinal changes in HBV in fection in the general Korean population.<..
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