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The past incidence of hepatitis C virus

The past incidence of hepatitis C virus infection: Implications for the future burden of chronic liver disease in the United States

✍ Gregory L. Armstrong; Miriam J. Alter; Geraldine M. McQuillan; Harold S. Margoli 📂 Article 📅 2000 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 159 KB 👁 2 views

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