Chronic Hepatitis C-Related Cirrhosis Hospitalization Cost Analysis in Bulgaria
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Chronic Hepatitis C-Related Cirrhosis Hospitalization Cost Analysis in Bulgaria
OBJECTIVE HCV infection is a leading cause of chronic liver disease with long-term complications-extensive fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. The objective of this study is to perform cost analysis of therapy of patients with chronic HCV-related cirrhosis hospitalized in the University Hospital "Queen Joanna-ISUL" for 3-year period (2012-2014). METHODS It is a prospective, rea...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2296-858X
DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2017.00125