title: SASLT position statement on the direct-acting antiviral agents for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection.
authors.forename: Abdullah S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Alghamdi
authors.forename: Adel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alqutub
authors.forename: Faisal
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Abaalkhail
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah; Liver Disease Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Faisal M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Sanai
authors.forename: Hamdan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alghamdi
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Altraif
authors.forename: Khalid A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Alswat
authors.forename: Mohammed Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Alghamdi
authors.forename: Mohammed A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Babatin
authors.forename: Faleh Z
authors.initials: FZ
authors.lastname: Alfaleh
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D032921:Consensus; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000235:genetics*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D012955:Societies, Medical
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D004279:DNA, Viral
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