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. 2010 Apr;59(4 Suppl):S37-42.

Achieving health equity to eliminate racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in HBV- and HCV-associated liver disease

Hashem El-Serag  1 , Katherine A McGlynn, Garth N Graham, Samuel So, Charles D Howell, Ted Fang, Janelle Tangonan Anderson, Thelma King Thiel
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Achieving health equity to eliminate racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in HBV- and HCV-associated liver disease

Hashem El-Serag et al. J Fam Pract. 2010 Apr.

Abstract

Despite the overall success in the fight against viral hepatitis, there remain racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in the incidence and prevalence of acute and chronic viral hepatitis, the outcomes of chronic viral hepatitis, and health care access and quality. Numerous federal and community initiatives are aimed at overcoming these discrepancies.

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Figure 1. Annual age-adjusted HCV mortality rates and 95% confidence intervals by race/ethnicity, 1995-2004
AI/AN, American Indian/Alaska Native; HCV, hepatitis C virus; PI, Pacific Islander; PY, per year. Wise M, et al. Hepatology. 2008;474:1133. Reprinted with permission.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Attributable risks of HCC factors by racial/ethnic group: SEER-Medicare, 1991-2005
HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; HCV, hepatitis C virus; SEER, Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program. McGlynn, KA. Presented at: The Dawn of a New Era: Transforming Our Domestic Response to Hepatitis B&C; September 10-11, 2009; Washington, DC.
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