Adoption of direct-acting antiviral medications for hepatitis C: a retrospective observational study

• Main Authors: Leah L. Zullig (Author), Haresh L. Bhatia (Author), Ziad F. Gellad (Author), Mark Eatherly (Author), Rochelle Henderson (Author), Hayden B. Bosworth (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Approximately 3.5 million Americans are infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Although many patients with HCV are asymptomatic, HCV is the leading cause of infection-related death in the U.S. With advances in curative medication therapy for HCV, many of these deaths are prev...