Rising Mortality Associated With Hepatitis C Virus in the United States, 2003–2013

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• Alternative Title:
  Clin Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Ly, Kathleen N. ; Hughes, Elizabeth M. ; Jiles, Ruth B. ; Holmberg, Scott D.
• Description:
  In the United States, hepatitis C virus (HCV)-associated mortality is increasing. From 2003-2013, the number of deaths associated with HCV has now surpassed 60 other nationally notifiable infectious conditions combined. The increasing HCV-associated mortality trend underscores the urgency in finding, evaluating, and treating HCV-infected persons.
• Subjects:
  Cause Of Death Hepacivirus Hepatitis C Humans Middle Aged United States
• Keywords:
  Causes Of Death Death Certificates Hepatitis C Mortality Trends
• Source:
  Clin Infect Dis. 62(10):1287-1288
• Pubmed ID:
  26936668
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11089523
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3bb8688b017bfa2daa8784737b6d00da700d607b80b3c8103a43a22d509b4526
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/156342/cdc_156342_DS1.pdf
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