Rate and predictors of treatment prescription for hepatitis C
Butt AA, Justice AC, Skanderson M, Rigsby MO, Good CB, Kwoh CK. Rate and predictors of treatment prescription for hepatitis C. Gut 2006, 56: 385. PMID: 17005764, PMCID: PMC1856823, DOI: 10.1136/gut.2006.099150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virusNational Patient Care DatabaseTreatment prescriptionPrescription ratesAlcohol abuseVeterans Affairs National Patient Care DatabaseDiagnosis of HCVPharmacy Benefits Management databaseMultivariate logistic regression modelHepatitis B infectionCoronary artery diseasePatient Care DatabasePsychiatric comorbid conditionsNon-white raceLogistic regression analysisPredictors of treatmentAlcohol use diagnosisLogistic regression modelsB infectionComorbid illnessesHepatitis CArtery diseaseLiver cirrhosisComorbid conditionsHispanic raceRates and predictors of hepatitis C virus treatment in HCV–HIV‐coinfected subjects
BUTT AA, JUSTICE AC, SKANDERSON M, GOOD C, KWOH CK. Rates and predictors of hepatitis C virus treatment in HCV–HIV‐coinfected subjects. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2006, 24: 585-591. PMID: 16907891, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2006.03020.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virus (HCV) treatmentC virus treatmentHepatitis C virusHepatitis C virus-infected subjectsHCV-HIVVirus-infected subjectsC virusVirus treatmentTreatment ratesVeterans Affairs National Patient Care DatabaseDrug useNational Patient Care DatabaseImpact of comorbiditiesEffect of comorbidityPatient Care DatabaseICD-9 codesCoinfected subjectsHispanic racePharmacy dataBlack raceCare databaseMajor depressionPsychiatric illnessMild depressionBipolar disorder