Trends in the healthcare burden of hepatitis C after the introduction of direct-acting antivirals in Japan, 2013-2022: A national claims database study in Japan

Objectives: To describe trends in the incidences of chronic hepatitis C, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and related healthcare burden after the introduction of interferon-free direct-acting antivirals (DAAs). Methods: This repeated cross-sectional study (time trend analysis) examined chronic hepati...

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Published in:	International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Main Authors:	Shimpei Yamashita, Naoki Kanda, Hideki Hashimoto, Hiromasa Yoshimoto, Kazuo Goda, Naohiro Mitsutake, Shuji Hatakeyama
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2025-11-01
Subjects:	Hepatitis C virus Direct-acting antivirals Prevalence Hepatocellular carcinoma Human immunodeficiency virus
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971225002656