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Epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection in a large Israeli health maintenance organization.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jun 2016
Weil Clara, Nwankwo Chizoba, Friedman Mira, Kenet Gabriel, Chodick Gabriel, Shalev Varda
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C affects an estimated 130 million people worldwide and is a major cause of chronic liver disease. This retrospective database study aims to describe the epidemiology of HCV-infected patients in Maccabi Healthcare Services, a 2-million-member health maintenance organization in Israel. HCV was identified by cross-linking diagnoses, laboratory data, and dispensed HCV treatment (1993-2013). The...
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