The past incidence of hepatitis C virus infection: implications for the future burden of chronic liver disease in the United States
Armstrong GL;Alter MJ;McQuillan GM;Margolis HS;;
Hepatology2000Vol. 31pp. -
298
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Abstract
Because chronic liver disease may develop many years after acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, the past incidence of acute infections is a major determinant of the future burden of HCV-associated complications. We estimated past incidence of acute HCV infection using national seroprevalence dat …