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Mortality among Persons in Care with Hepatitis C Virus Infection-Chronic Hepatitis Cohort Study (CHeCS), 2006 -2010: HCV deaths grossly Underreported mortality rate 12 times higher than the general population, average age of death is 59 for HCV & 74 for general population, a 15 year difference
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Reported by Jules Levin
IDSA Oct 2-6 2013 San Francisco, CA
Reena Mahajan,1 Jian Xing,1 Stephen Liu,1Kathleen Ly,1 Anne C. Moorman,1Lora Rupp,2 Fujie Xu,1Scott Holmberg,1 for the Chronic Hepatitis Cohort Study (CHeCS) Investigators*
(1)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA (2)Center for Health Services Research, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
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