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1948-5182 (online) |
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
| Manuscript Type |
Retrospective Cohort Study |
| Article Title |
Clinical epidemiology of chronic viral hepatitis B: A Tuscany real-world large-scale cohort study
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| Manuscript Source |
Invited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Cristina Stasi, Caterina Silvestri, Roberto Berni, Maurizia Rossana Brunetto, Anna Linda Zignego, Cristina Orsini, Stefano Milani, Liana Ricciardi, Andrea De Luca, Pierluigi Blanc, Cesira Nencioni, Donatella Aquilini, Alessandro Bartoloni, Giampaolo Bresci, Santino Marchi, Franco Filipponi, Piero Colombatto, Paolo Forte, Andrea Galli, Sauro Luchi, Silvia Chigiotti, Alessandro Nerli, Giampaolo Corti, Rodolfo Sacco, Paola Carrai, Angelo Ricchiuti, Massimo Giusti, Paolo Almi, Andrea Cozzi, Silvia Carloppi, Giacomo Laffi, Fabio Voller and Francesco Cipriani |
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| Corresponding Author |
Cristina Stasi, MD, PhD, Observatory of Epidemiology, Regional Health Agency of Tuscany, Via P. Dazzi 1, Florence 50141, Italy. cristina.stasi@unifi.it |
| Key Words |
Hepatitis B virus infection; Liver fibrosis; Cirrhosis; Public health; Epidemiology |
| Core Tip |
Although the introduction of a vaccine against hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been highly effective in reducing the incidence and prevalence of HBV infection in many countries, an estimated 257 million people worldwide are chronically infected. In 2015, WHO published the guidelines for prevention, care and treatment of HBV infected people promoting treatment based on noninvasive assessment. This real-world large-scale cohort study provides appropriate planning for public health programs, as well as the specific characteristics of patients, thus contributing to the successful, efficient translation of new knowledge to management and treatment of HBV patients to eradicate HBV. |
| Publish Date |
2018-05-28 00:38 |
| Citation |
Stasi C, Silvestri C, Berni R, Brunetto MR, Zignego AL, Orsini C, Milani S, Ricciardi L, De Luca A, Blanc P, Nencioni C, Aquilini D, Bartoloni A, Bresci G, Marchi S, Filipponi F, Colombatto P, Forte P, Galli A, Luchi S, Chigiotti S, Nerli A, Corti G, Sacco R, Carrai P, Ricchiuti A, Giusti M, Almi P, Cozzi A, Carloppi S, Laffi G, Voller F, Cipriani F. Clinical epidemiology of chronic viral hepatitis B: A Tuscany real-world large-scale cohort study. World J Hepatol 2018; 10(5): 409-416 |
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http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v10/i5/409.htm |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v10.i5.409 |
