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Published in: Hepatology International 5/2016

Open Access 01-09-2016 | Guidelines

APASL consensus statements and recommendation on treatment of hepatitis C

Authors: Masao Omata, Tatsuo Kanda, Lai Wei, Ming-Lung Yu, Wang-Long Chuang, Alaaeldin Ibrahim, Cosmas Rinaldi Adithya Lesmana, Jose Sollano, Manoj Kumar, Ankur Jindal, Barjesh Chander Sharma, Saeed S. Hamid, A. Kadir Dokmeci, Mamun-Al-Mahtab, Geofferey W. McCaughan, Jafri Wasim, Darrell H. G. Crawford, Jia-Horng Kao, Osamu Yokosuka, George K. K. Lau, Shiv Kumar Sarin

Published in: Hepatology International | Issue 5/2016

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Abstract

The Asian-Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) convened an international working party on the “APASL consensus statements and recommendation on management of hepatitis C” in March, 2015, in order to revise “APASL consensus statements and management algorithms for hepatitis C virus infection (Hepatol Int 6:409–435, 2012)”. The working party consisted of expert hepatologists from the Asian-Pacific region gathered at Istanbul Congress Center, Istanbul, Turkey on 13 March 2015. New data were presented, discussed and debated to draft a revision. Participants of the consensus meeting assessed the quality of cited studies. Finalized recommendations on treatment of hepatitis C are presented in this review.
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Metadata
Title
APASL consensus statements and recommendation on treatment of hepatitis C
Authors
Masao Omata
Tatsuo Kanda
Lai Wei
Ming-Lung Yu
Wang-Long Chuang
Alaaeldin Ibrahim
Cosmas Rinaldi Adithya Lesmana
Jose Sollano
Manoj Kumar
Ankur Jindal
Barjesh Chander Sharma
Saeed S. Hamid
A. Kadir Dokmeci
Mamun-Al-Mahtab
Geofferey W. McCaughan
Jafri Wasim
Darrell H. G. Crawford
Jia-Horng Kao
Osamu Yokosuka
George K. K. Lau
Shiv Kumar Sarin
Publication date
01-09-2016
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
Hepatology International / Issue 5/2016
Print ISSN: 1936-0533
Electronic ISSN: 1936-0541
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12072-016-9717-6

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