Title
World Health Organization Guidelines on Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Best Practice Advice From the American College of Physicians
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Medicine
Publication Date
2020-10-06
Document Type
Editorial
Disciplines
Health Services Administration | Therapeutics | Virus Diseases
Abstract
The World Health Organization (WHO) updated its evidence-based guideline on chronic HCV infection in July 2018. Although the WHO guideline is primarily targeted toward policymakers in low- and middle-income countries, recommendations are relevant to the United States, where equity and resource allocation issues are also important considerations. We discuss implications of the WHO recommendations for clinicians and patients in the United States.
Keywords
Hepatitis C virus infection, HCV infection, treatment guidelines
DOI of Published Version
10.7326/M19-3860
Source
Abraham GM, Obley AJ, Humphrey LL, Qaseem A. World Health Organization Guidelines on Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Best Practice Advice From the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 2020 Oct 6. doi: 10.7326/M19-3860. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33017566. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Annals of internal medicine
Related Resources
PubMed ID
33017566
Repository Citation
Abraham GM, Obley AJ, Humphrey LL, Qaseem A. (2020). World Health Organization Guidelines on Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Best Practice Advice From the American College of Physicians. Open Access Publications by UMMS Authors. https://doi.org/10.7326/M19-3860. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/oapubs/4384