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1. Disparities in Antiviral Treatment Among Adults With Hepatitis B Cirrhosis: An Analysis of the National Veterans Affairs Cohort.

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Wong, Robert J, Yang, Zeyuan, and Cheung, Ramsey

Subjects
*TREATMENT of cirrhosis of the liver, *COMPLICATIONS of alcoholism, *RESEARCH funding, *QUESTIONNAIRES, *MULTIPLE regression analysis, *CHRONIC hepatitis B, *DESCRIPTIVE statistics, *CHI-squared test, *MULTIVARIATE analysis, *HIGHLY active antiretroviral therapy, *LONGITUDINAL method, *RACE, *ODDS ratio, *VETERANS, *RURAL conditions, *STATISTICS, *HEALTH equity, *DATA analysis software, *CONFIDENCE intervals, *DISEASE progression, *ADULTS
Abstract

Timely antiviral therapy is critical in chronic hepatitis B cirrhosis to prevent further liver complications. Among a national cohort of US Veterans with chronic hepatitis B cirrhosis, only 52% were initiated on antiviral therapy; treatment was significantly lower among patients of non-Asian ethnicity, high-risk alcohol use, and in rural settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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