Legal and Ethical Challenges in Developing a Dutch Nationwide Hepatitis C Retrieval Project (CELINE)
In 2016 the World Health Organization (WHO) called upon nations worldwide to eliminate viral hepatitis. Due to suboptimal hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapies in the past, many patients could not be treated or cured. With the current options, all patients can be treated and >90% is cured. However, these developments have not reached all patients, especially those who were lost to follow-up (LTFU) in previous years, an estimated 30% in the Netherlands. Retrieving these patients can contribute to HCV elimination. In light of this, we aimed to develop a nationwide retrieval strategy. During devel... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2021 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | International Journal of Health Policy and Management, Vol 10, Iss 3, Pp 113-117 (2021) |
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Kerman University of Medical Sciences
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Schlagwörter: | hepatitis c elimination / retrieval / legal barriers / ethical barriers / linkage to care / Public aspects of medicine / RA1-1270 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26630753 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.34172/ijhpm.2020.33 |