title: [Epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection in Japan].
abstract: In Japan, a new era of treatment of HCV infection has come. The issues of hepatitis measures at present are that the HCV carrier in need of treatment is linked to the received treatment properly in conjunction with the improvement of hepatitis screening consultation rate and the promotion of treatment introduction rate with medical institutions consultation rate after hepatitis screening.
authors.forename: Junko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Katayama
mesh_terms: D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male