Incidence, Mortality, and Burden of Hepatitis B and C and Geographical Distribution in Iran during 2008-2015

Incidence, Mortality, and Burden of Hepatitis B and C and Geographical Distribution in Iran during 2008-2015

Background: This study aimed at estimating the incidence, mortality, and burden of Hepatitis B (HBV) and Hepatitis C (HCV) viruses and their trends from 2008 to 2015. Methods: The Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALYs) index was applied to calculate the burden of the diseases by age, sex, time, a...

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Main Authors: Ghobad MORADI, Bakhtiar PIROOZI, Cyrus ALINIA, Hossein SAFARI, Parvin MOHAMADI, Fatemeh AZIMIAN ZAVAREH, Rashid RAMEZANI, Mohammad Mehdi GOUYA, Mahmood NABAVI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2019-03-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Incidence
Mortality
Disability-adjusted life years
Hepatitis
Iran
Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/16414

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