Data supporting updating estimates of the prevalence of chronic hepatitis B and C in the United States

Robert G Gish^{1

2

3

4}, Chari A Cohen², Joan M Block², Carol L Brosgart⁵, Timothy M Block^{2

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7}, Ryan Clary³, Loc T Le⁸, Michael H Ninburg^{3

9}, Lorren Sandt¹⁰, Kris V Kowdley¹¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
² Hepatitis B Foundation, Doylestown, PA.
³ National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable, San Francisco, CA.
⁴ The FAIR Foundation, Palm Springs, CA.
⁵ Global Health Sciences, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
⁶ Baruch S. Blumberg Institute, Doylestown, PA.
⁷ Drexel Institute of Biotechnology and Virology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
⁸ National Task Force on Hepatitis B, Pikesville, MD.
⁹ Hepatitis Education Project, Seattle, WA.
¹⁰ Caring Ambassadors Program, Oregon City, OR.
¹¹ Liver Care Network and Organ Care Research, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA.

Editorial

Robert G Gish et al. Hepatology. 2015 Nov.

. 2015 Nov;62(5):1339-41.

doi: 10.1002/hep.28026. Epub 2015 Sep 29.

Robert G Gish^{1

2

3

4}, Chari A Cohen², Joan M Block², Carol L Brosgart⁵, Timothy M Block^{2

6

7}, Ryan Clary³, Loc T Le⁸, Michael H Ninburg^{3

9}, Lorren Sandt¹⁰, Kris V Kowdley¹¹

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
² Hepatitis B Foundation, Doylestown, PA.
³ National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable, San Francisco, CA.
⁴ The FAIR Foundation, Palm Springs, CA.
⁵ Global Health Sciences, Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
⁶ Baruch S. Blumberg Institute, Doylestown, PA.
⁷ Drexel Institute of Biotechnology and Virology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
⁸ National Task Force on Hepatitis B, Pikesville, MD.
⁹ Hepatitis Education Project, Seattle, WA.
¹⁰ Caring Ambassadors Program, Oregon City, OR.
¹¹ Liver Care Network and Organ Care Research, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA.

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Comment on

Toward a more accurate estimate of the prevalence of hepatitis C in the United States.
Edlin BR, Eckhardt BJ, Shu MA, Holmberg SD, Swan T. Edlin BR, et al. Hepatology. 2015 Nov;62(5):1353-63. doi: 10.1002/hep.27978. Epub 2015 Aug 25. Hepatology. 2015. PMID: 26171595 Free PMC article.

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