Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	30355
Country	Iran

Received	2016-09-29 10:03
Peer-Review Started	2016-09-29 19:41
To Make the First Decision	2016-10-20 14:41
Return for Revision	2016-10-25 15:17
Revised	2016-11-03 19:16
Second Decision	2016-12-14 17:40
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2016-12-19 17:13
Articles in Press	2016-12-19 17:13
Publication Fee Transferred
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Typeset the Manuscript	2016-12-23 13:53
Publish the Manuscript Online	2017-01-05 11:10

ISSN	1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online)
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Systematic Reviews
Article Title	Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among hemodialysis patients in the Middle-East: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Soheil Ashkani-Esfahani, Seyed Moayed Alavian and Mohammad Salehi-Marzijarani
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Seyed Moayed Alavian, MD, Professor of Gastroenterology, Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14155-3651, Iran. soashkani@gmail.com
Key Words	Hepatitis C; Hemodialysis; Prevalence; Middle-East; Meta-Analysis; Review
Core Tip	This paper is a systematic review and meta-analysis of the reports published from April 2006 to March 2016 on the prevalence of hepatitis C infection among 17 countries of the Middle-East region including: Iran, Turkey, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen, Palestine, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Egypt, Cyprus, Qatar, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Israel, and Kuwait.
Publish Date	2017-01-05 11:10
Citation	Ashkani-Esfahani S, Alavian SM, Salehi-Marzijarani M. Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among hemodialysis patients in the Middle-East: A systematic review and meta-analysis. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(1): 151-166
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i1/151.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i1.151

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