Large Disparity between Prevalence and Treatment Rates for Hepatitis C in Western China
Open Access
- 7 September 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Xia & He Publishing in Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology
- Vol. 6 (X), 1-6
- https://doi.org/10.14218/JCTH.2018.00027
Abstract
Background and Aims: Recently, the World Health Organization adopted the first-ever global hepatitis strategy with the dream of eliminating viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030. However, the epidemiology and treatment rates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Western China are still unknown.Keywords
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