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ArticleEuroasian journal of hepato-gastroenterology

Viral Hepatitis in South Korea.

Stella C Pak, Yaseen Alastal, Zubair Khan, Umar Darr

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Article in Euroasian journal of hepato-gastroenterology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Hepatitis A Outbreak in a Facility for the Disabled, Gyeonggi Province, Korea: An Epidemiological Investigation.Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Stella C PakDepartment of Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio, USA.
Yaseen AlastalDepartment of Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio, USA.
Zubair KhanDepartment of Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio, USA.
Umar DarrDepartment of Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In South Korea (S. Korea), viral hepatitis is a major public health burden. Advances in healthcare policy, evidence-based medicine, and therapeutic strategies in S. Korea have brought a rapid change in the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of viral hepatitis. This review discusses the innovative approaches that S. Korea has taken to curb the epidemic of viral hepatitis. In addition, the efficacy of various preventive and therapeutic modalities is discussed. This review aims to provide a brief overview to guide future research direction and healthcare policy changes.

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CirrhosisHepatic cellular carcinomaHepatitisSouth Korea.

Identifiers

PMID29201801
PMCPMC5670262

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