Abstract
Although chronic infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) may lead to the development of cirrhosis and its complications, little data are available on progression to the decompensated stage in a hetereogeneous population. Our aims were to characterize the burden of HCV-related decompensated cirrhosis on the national health care system in Scotland in terms of hospital admissions and length of stay, and to estimate the associations between epidemiological variables and time to the first hospital admission/death with mention of decompensated cirrhosis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 49-57 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- HCV
- Scotland
- cirrhosis