Open AccessNatural history of chronic hepatitis C in patients on hemodialysis: Case control study with 4-23 years of follow-up
Author(s) -
Kunio Okuda,
Osamu Yokosuka
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v10.i15.2209
Subject(s) - asymptomatic , medicine , hemodialysis , cirrhosis , dialysis , gastroenterology , hepatitis c virus , natural history , hepatitis c , kidney disease , immunology , virus
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is very common among end-stage kidney disease patients on hemodialysis, but its natural history is not known.