Marijuana Use in Hepatitis C Infection does not Affect Liver Biopsy Histology or Treatment Outcomes

Theresa Liu; Glen T Howell; Lucy Turner; Kimberley Corace; Gary Garber; Curtis Cooper

doi:10.1155/2014/804969

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Jan 2014)

Marijuana Use in Hepatitis C Infection does not Affect Liver Biopsy Histology or Treatment Outcomes

Theresa Liu,
Glen T Howell,
Lucy Turner,
Kimberley Corace,
Gary Garber,
Curtis Cooper

Affiliations

Theresa Liu: University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital Division of Infectious Diseases, Canada
Glen T Howell: Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Lucy Turner: Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Kimberley Corace: University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital Division of Infectious Diseases, Canada
Gary Garber: University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital Division of Infectious Diseases, Canada
Curtis Cooper: University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital Division of Infectious Diseases, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/804969
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 28, no. 7
pp. 381 – 384

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Marijuana smoking is prevalent among hepatitis C virus-infected patients. The literature assessing the influence of marijuana on liver disease progression and hepatitis C virus antiviral treatment outcomes is conflicting.

Published in Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

ISSN: 2291-2789 (Print); 2291-2797 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1720

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