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Trends and projections of hepatitis C virus epidemiology in Latin America
Authors
Kershenobich, David
Razavi, Homie A
Sánchez-Avila, Juan Francisco
Bessone, Fernando
Coelho, Henrique S
Dagher, Lucy
Gonçales, Fernando L
Quiroz, Jorge F
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Published in Liver international. 2011, vol. 31 Suppl 2, p. 18-29
Abstract The purpose of the present investigation is to provide an analysis of previous works on the epidemiology of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection from six countries throughout Latin America, to forecast the future HCV prevalence trends in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Puerto Rico, and to outline deficiencies in available data, highlighting the need for further research.
Keywords Epidemics — Forecasting — Genotype — Hepacivirus/genetics — Hepatitis C/diagnosis/epidemiology/prevention & control/therapy/transmission — Humans — Latin America/epidemiology — Prevalence — Risk Assessment — Risk Factors — Time Factors
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PMID: 21651701
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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine
Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine fondamentale / Département de pathologie et immunologie
Research group Etudes et traitement de l'hépatite C et B (554)
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(ISO format) 		KERSHENOBICH, David et al. Trends and projections of hepatitis C virus epidemiology in Latin America. In: Liver international, 2011, vol. 31 Suppl 2, p. 18-29. doi: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2011.02538.x https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:25518

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