Liver Fibrosis Stage Based on the Fibrosis-4 Score or Forns Index in Adults With Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection

Kento Sonoda, MD, AAHIVS,

Saint Louis University, Missouri

Carly Messenger, PharmD,

UPMC Shadyside Family Health Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

American Family Physician. 2025;111(4):315-316.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

This clinical content conforms to AAFP criteria for CME.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

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