Rising Mortality Associated With Hepatitis C Virus in the United States, 2003-2013
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Rising Mortality Associated With Hepatitis C Virus in the United States, 2003-2013
Abstract
In the United States, hepatitis C virus (HCV)-associated mortality is increasing. From 2003-2013, the number of deaths associated with HCV has now surpassed 60 other nationally notifiable infectious conditions combined. The increasing HCV-associated mortality trend underscores the urgency in finding, evaluating, and treating HCV-infected persons.
Keywords: causes of death; death certificates; hepatitis C; mortality trends.
Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2016. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US.
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Mortality Waves Related to Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Multiple Causes of Death Data From the United States and Northern Italy Compared.Clin Infect Dis. 2016 Sep 15;63(6):849-50. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciw421. Epub 2016 Jun 20. Clin Infect Dis. 2016. PMID: 27329234 No abstract available.
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