Hepatitis C virus viremic rate in the Middle East and North Africa: Systematic synthesis, meta-analyses, and meta-regressions.
OBJECTIVES:To estimate hepatitis C virus (HCV) viremic rate, defined as the proportion of HCV chronically infected individuals out of all ever infected individuals, in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). METHODS:Sources of data were systematically-gathered and standardized databases of the MENA...
Main Authors: | Manale Harfouche, Hiam Chemaitelly, Silva P Kouyoumjian, Sarwat Mahmud, Karima Chaabna, Zaina Al-Kanaani, Laith J Abu-Raddad |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5663443?pdf=render |
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