A National Strategy for the Elimination of Viral Hepatitis Emphasizes Prevention, Screening, and Universal Treatment of Hepatitis C
Authors: Gillian J. Buckley, Brian L. Strom
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2017)

Ideas and Opinions20 June 2017A National Strategy for the Elimination of Viral Hepatitis Emphasizes Prevention, Screening, and Universal Treatment of Hepatitis CGillian J. Buckley, PhD, MPH and Brian L. Strom, MD, MPHGillian J. Buckley, PhD, MPHFrom the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Washington, DC, and Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey. and Brian L. Strom, MD, MPHFrom the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Washington, DC, and Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M17-0766 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail A consensus committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is proposing a strategy to eliminate hepatitis B and C as public health problems in the United States (1). Implementation of the recommendations could pay back handsomely, averting a cumulative total of about 90 000 viral hepatitis deaths by 2030 and reducing the incidence of hepatitis C by 90%.A 2016 report from the same committee concluded that there were substantial obstacles to meeting this goal (2). 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[PMID: 27702964] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Washington, DC, and Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M17-0766.Corresponding Author: Gillian J. Buckley, PhD, MPH, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 500 Fifth Street NW, Washington, DC 20001; e-mail, [email protected]edu.Current Author Addresses: Dr. Buckley: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 500 Fifth Street NW, Washington, DC 20001.Dr. Strom: Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey, 65 Bergen Street, Suite 1535, Newark, NJ 07107.Author Contributions: Conception and design: B.L. Strom.Analysis and interpretation of the data: B.L. Strom.Drafting of the article: G.J. Buckley, B.L. Strom.Critical revision for important intellectual content: B.L. Strom.Final approval of the article: G.J. Buckley, B.L. Strom.This article was published at Annals.org on 4 April 2017. 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