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ReviewWorld journal of clinical cases2018

Update on global epidemiology of viral hepatitis and preventive strategies.

Meryem Jefferies, Bisma Rauff, Harunor Rashid, Thao Lam, Shafquat Rafiq

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Review in World journal of clinical cases, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 152 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

152 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  20. Decade-Long Analysis of Hepatitis Trends Among International Travelers at Shanghai Port (2013-2023).Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Meryem JefferiesDrug Health, Western Sydney Local Health District, North Parramatta NSW 2151, Australia. meryemjefferies@gmail.com.
Bisma RauffWestmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead Hospital, Sydney Medical School University of Sydney, Westmead NSW 2145, Australia.
Harunor RashidNational Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases, the Children's Hospital at Westmead, and the Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia.
Thao LamDrug Health, Western Sydney Local Health District, North Parramatta NSW 2151, Australia.
Shafquat RafiqCroydon University Hospital NHS Trust, Croydon SE23 2SP, United Kingdom.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Viral hepatitis is one of the major public health concerns around the world but until recently it has drawn little attention or funding from global health policymakers. Every year 1.4 million people die from viral hepatitis-related cirrhosis and liver cancer. However, the majority of the infected population are unaware of their condition. This population have significant obstacles to overcome such as lack of awareness, vulnerability, increased migration, disease stigma, discrimination, as well as poor health resources, conflict in policy development and program implementation. Despite implementing infection control measures over the last few decades eradication or significant disease reduction remains elusive. This study aims to present the current global prevalence status and examines potential elimination strategies. The information for this research were obtained through a systematic review, published scientific literatures, the official websites of various government organisations, international public health organisations and internationally recognised regulatory bodies over a period of 40 years between 1978 and 2018.

Indexed as

CirrhosisGlobal epidemiologyLiver cancerOutreach clinicVaccinationViral hepatitis

Identifiers

PMID30430114
PMCPMC6232563

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