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ReviewWorld journal of gastroenterology2021

Hepatotropic viruses: Is Roma population at risk?

Anna Mrzljak, Lucija Bajkovec, Tatjana Vilibic-Cavlek

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Review in World journal of gastroenterology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Health Care and Access to Quality Social-Health Services of the Roma and Sinti: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Anna MrzljakDepartment of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Merkur, Zagreb 10000, Croatia.
Lucija BajkovecDepartment of Medicine, County Hospital Cakovec, Cakovec 40000, Croatia.
Tatjana Vilibic-CavlekDepartment of Virology, Croatian Institute of Public Health, Zagreb 10000, Croatia.
Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo · HRPolytechnic of Međimurje in Čakovec · HR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Roma people make up a significant ethnic minority in many European countries, with the vast majority living in Central and Eastern Europe. Roma are a vulnerable population group in social, economic, and political terms. Frequent migrations, life in segregated communities, substandard housing, poverty, and limited access to quality health care, including low immunization coverage, affect their health status and predispose them to various diseases, including viral hepatitis. Hepatitis A, B, and E are highly prevalent among Roma and mainly associated with low socioeconomic status. In contrast, hepatitis C does not seem to be more frequent in the Roma population. Enhanced efforts should be directed towards the implementation of screening programs, preventive measures, and treatment of viral hepatitis in Roma communities throughout Europe.

Indexed as

Romani PeopleVirusesEthnicityEuropeEurope, EasternHumansMinority GroupsRisk FactorsEuropeHepatitis A virusHepatitis B virusHepatitis C virusHepatitis E virusRoma population

Identifiers

PMID33510555
PMCPMC7807296
OpenAlexW3118490748

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