RT Journal
A1 Kuehn BM
T1 SIlent epidemic of viral hepatitis may lead to boom in serious liver disease
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2009
FD November 11
VO 302
IS 18
SP 1949
OP 1954
DO 10.1001/jama.2009.1588
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.1588
AB 
Although prevention efforts have helped dramatically reduce the incidence of hepatitis B and C viral infections in the general US population, demographic shifts are leading to growing numbers of chronically infected patients who may develop severe complications such as cirrhosis and hepatic cell carcinoma. A large cohort of individuals infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is reaching an age at which liver complications may manifest, and growing numbers of individuals from regions where hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is endemic are migrating to the United States.