Mortality trends among people with hepatitis B and C: a population-based linkage study, 1993-2012

Abstract Background This study evaluated cause-specific mortality trends including liver-related mortality among people with a hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) notification in New South Wales, Australia. Methods Notifications 1993-2012 were linked to cause-specific mortality recor...

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Main Authors: Maryam Alavi, Jason Grebely, Behzad Hajarizadeh, Janaki Amin, Sarah Larney, Matthew G. Law, Jacob George, Louisa Degenhardt, Gregory J. Dore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3110-0