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The cost-effectiveness, health benefits, and financial costs of new antiviral treatments for hepatitis C virus.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 15 Jul 2015
Rein David B, Wittenborn John S, Smith Bryce D, Liffmann Danielle K, Ward John W
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BACKGROUND: New hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatments deliver higher cure rates with fewer contraindications, increasing demand for treatment and healthcare costs. The cost-effectiveness of new treatments is unknown. METHODS: We conducted a microsimulation of guideline testing followed by alternative treatment regimens for HCV among the US population aged 20 and older to estimate cases identified, treated, sustained...
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