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Using a chronic hepatitis B Registry to support population-level liver cancer prevention in Sydney, Australia.

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Abstract
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Approximately 1% of Australians have chronic hepatitis B (CHB), which disproportionately affects people born in hepatitis B-endemic countries. Currently, approximately half of the people affected remain undiagnosed and antiviral treatment uptake is suboptimal (~5%). This increases the likelihood of developing end-stage disease complications, particularly hepatocellular cancer (HCC), and largely accounts for the significant increases in HCC incidence and mortality in Australia over the last decades. As our previous economic modeling suggested that CHB screening and treatment is cost-effective, we tested the feasibility of a primary care-based model of CHB diagnosis and management to prevent HCC.

Year of Publication
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0
Journal
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Clinical epidemiology
Volume
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10
Number of Pages
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41-49
Date Published
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2018
URL
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https://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CLEP.S146275
DOI
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10.2147/CLEP.S146275
Short Title
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Clin Epidemiol
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