Incidence, Mortality, and Burden of Hepatitis B and C and Geographical Distribution in Iran during 2008-2015

• Main Authors: Ghobad MORADI (Author), Bakhtiar PIROOZI (Author), Cyrus ALINIA (Author), Hossein SAFARI (Author), Parvin MOHAMADI (Author), Fatemeh AZIMIAN ZAVAREH (Author), Rashid RAMEZANI (Author), Mohammad Mehdi GOUYA (Author), Mahmood NABAVI (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: This study aimed at estimating the incidence, mortality, and burden of Hepatitis B (HBV) and Hepatitis C (HCV) viruses and their trends from 2008 to 2015. Methods: The Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALYs) index was applied to calculate the burden of the diseases by age, sex, time, and l...