title: Hepatitis C: What is the nature of the problem?
abstract: This review concentrates on the natural history of the infection. The virology and epidemiology of the disease are covered elsewhere. There are a number of inherent difficulties in studying the outcome of HCV infection: the onset is often not recognized, it can be asymptomatic, the progression is slow and patients may have had treatment. However some insights in recent years have been made.
authors.affiliation: Liver Unit, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Little France, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK. tdelahooke@ed.ac.uk
authors.forename: T E S
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Delahooke
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000821:virology; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000821:virology; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications / Q000821:virology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors