@article {17348,
	title = {Aiming towards hepatitis C virus elimination in Greece},
	journal = {Ann Gastroenterol},
	volume = {32},
	number = {4},
	year = {2019},
	note = {Papatheodoridis, George VGoulis, JohnSypsa, VanaLionis, ChristosManolakopoulos, SpiliosElefsiniotis, IoannisAnagnostou, OlgaTsoulas, ChristosHatzakis, AngelosDalekos, George NengGreece2019/07/03 06:00Ann Gastroenterol. 2019 Jul-Aug;32(4):321-329. doi: 10.20524/aog.2019.0375. Epub 2019 Apr 5.},
	month = {Jul-Aug},
	pages = {321-329},
	abstract = {There are estimated to be 74,000-134,000 patients living with chronic hepatitis C in Greece, but only 20-30\% of them are aware of their disease status. In July 2017, the Hellenic National Plan for Hepatitis C was announced in alignment with the World Health Organization goals for the eradication of hepatitis C virus (HCV) by the year 2030. This article discusses the epidemiology and current treatment of chronic hepatitis C in Greece. Additionally the authors propose actions on how to bring back to care diagnosed patients lost to follow up, optimize access to care for HCV-infected people who inject drugs, and increase HCV screening in the general population. The medical community in Greece can play a pivotal role in the implementation of the HCV National Plan and in the efforts to reach the goal of HCV elimination.},
	isbn = {1108-7471 (Print)1108-7471 (Linking)},
	author = {Papatheodoridis, G. V. and Goulis, J. and Sypsa, V and Lionis, C. and Manolakopoulos, S. and Elefsiniotis, I. and Anagnostou, O. and Tsoulas, C. and Hatzakis, A and Dalekos, Gn}
}
