Article
A systematic review of hepatitis C virus epidemiology in Asia, Australia and Egypt.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Jul 2011
Sievert William, Altraif Ibrahim, Razavi Homie A, Abdo Ayman, Ahmed Ezzat Ali, Alomair Ahmed, Amarapurkar Deepak, Chen Chien-Hung, Dou Xiaoguang, El Khayat Hisham, Elshazly Mohamed, Esmat Gamal, Guan Richard, Han Kwang-Hyub, Koike Kazuhiko, Largen Angela, McCaughan Geoff, Mogawer Sherif, Monis Ali, Nawaz Arif, Piratvisuth Teerha, Sanai Faisal M, Sharara Ala I, Sibbel Scott, Sood Ajit, Suh Dong Jin, Wallace Carolyn, Young Kendra, Negro Francesco
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The hepatitis C pandemic has been systematically studied and characterized in North America and Europe, but this important public health problem has not received equivalent attention in other regions. AIM: The objective of this systematic review was to characterize hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemiology in selected countries of Asia, Australia and Egypt, i.e. in a geographical area inhabited by over 40%...
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