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The epidemiologic burden of hepatitis C virus infection in Latin America .
Annals of hepatology - 1 Jan 2000
Szabo Shelagh M, Bibby Meagan, Yuan Yong, Donato Bonnie M K, Jiménez-Mendez R, Castañeda-Hernández G, Rodríguez-Torres Maribel, Levy Adrian R
Abstract excerpt
Chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major and growing public health concern worldwide, including in Latin America. With more efficacious therapies becoming available, decision-makers will require accurate estimates of disease prevalence to assess the potential impact of new treatments. However, few estimates of the epidemiologic burden, either overall or by country, are available for Latin...
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