TY  - JOUR
T1  - SIlent epidemic of viral hepatitis may lead to boom in serious liver disease
AU  - Kuehn BM
Y1  - 2009/11/11
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2009.1588
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1949
EP  - 1954
VL  - 302
IS  - 18
N2  - 
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.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2009.1588
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.1588
ER  -