Open AccessCHRONIC HEPATITIS C PATIENTS LOST IN THE SYSTEM: PREDICTIVE FACTORS OF NON-REFERRAL OR LOSS OF FOLLOW UP TO HEPATOLOGY UNITS
Author(s) -
Pilar Del Pino Bellido,
María Fernanda Guerra Veloz,
P. Ruíz,
Francisco Bellido Muñoz,
Francisco Vega Rodríguez,
Ángel Caunedo Álvarez,
Isabel Carmona Soria
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista española de enfermedades digestivas/revista española de enfermedades digestivas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2340-4167
pISSN - 1130-0108
DOI - 10.17235/reed.2020.7573/2020
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatology , referral , hepatitis c , retrospective cohort study , pediatrics , family medicine
several barriers remain in the hepatitis C care cascade, which need to be removed in order to eliminate chronic hepatitis C. These barriers include deficiencies in screening and confirmatory diagnosis as well as difficulties in accessing treatment.