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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2017; 23(1): 151-166
Published online Jan 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i1.151
Published online Jan 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i1.151
Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among hemodialysis patients in the Middle-East: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Soheil Ashkani-Esfahani, Seyed Moayed Alavian, Mohammad Salehi-Marzijarani, Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14155-3651, Iran
Soheil Ashkani-Esfahani, Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 71348-45794, Iran
Mohammad Salehi-Marzijarani, Department of Biostatistics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 71348-45794, Iran
Author contributions: Alavian SM designed research; Ashkani-Esfahani S performed research and gathered data; Salehi-Marzijarani M analyzed data and designed charts and tables; Ashkani-Esfahani S and Alavian SM wrote and edited the paper.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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Correspondence to: Seyed Moayed Alavian, MD, Professor of Gastroenterology, Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14155-3651, Iran. soashkani@gmail.com
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Received: September 28, 2016
Peer-review started: September 29, 2016
First decision: October 20, 2016
Revised: November 3, 2016
Accepted: December 16, 2016
Article in press: December 19, 2016
Published online: January 7, 2017
Peer-review started: September 29, 2016
First decision: October 20, 2016
Revised: November 3, 2016
Accepted: December 16, 2016
Article in press: December 19, 2016
Published online: January 7, 2017
Core Tip
Core tip: This paper is a systematic review and meta-analysis of the reports published from April 2006 to March 2016 on the prevalence of hepatitis C infection among 17 countries of the Middle-East region including: Iran, Turkey, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen, Palestine, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Egypt, Cyprus, Qatar, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Israel, and Kuwait.