
Burden of disease and cost of chronic hepatitis C infection in Canada
Summary Background Chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma and liver transplantation. Objective To estimate the burden of HCV-related disease and costs from a Canadian perspective. Methods Using a system dynamic framework, the authors quantified the HCV-infected population, disease progression and costs in Canada between 1950 and […]