Article
Hepatitis C virus infection in Western Europe.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Jan 1999
Trépo C, Pradat P
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is now recognised as the most common infection causing chronic liver disease in Europe. Approximately 3% of the world population has been infected with HCV, which represents about 170 million chronic carriers at risk of developing serious complications with more than 5 million in Europe alone. In the general population, the prevalence varies geographically from about 0.5% in...
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