Aging of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected persons in the United States: a multiple cohort model of HCV prevalence and disease progression.

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Published in Gastroenterology on October 25, 2009

Authors

Gary L Davis1, Miriam J Alter, Hashem El-Serag, Thierry Poynard, Linda W Jennings

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Hepatology, Baylor University Medical Center and Baylor Regional Transplant Institute, Dallas, Texas, USA. GaryDav@BaylorHealth.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Peginterferon and Ribavirin, With or Without Telaprevir, for Genotype 1 Hepatitis C and IL28B CC Polymorphism | NCT01415141

A Prospective Cohort Study to Improve HCV Care in Dialysis Patients (MATCH-D) | NCT03791814

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