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Current status of liver disease in Korea: hepatitis C.

The Korean journal of hepatology - 1 Dec 2009

Lim Young Suk

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Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is the third most common cause of chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Korea, following hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and alcohol. HCV prevalence among Koreans older than 40 years of age has been estimated to be 1.29%. The prevalence of CHC increases with age, with the peak prevalence at the age of 60 or older. Blood transfusions have generated no risk of HCV...

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PMID: 20037276
DOI: 10.3350/kjhep.2009.15.S6.S25

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