Management of hepatitis C by European hepatologists

In 1996, the French Reseau National de Sante Publique was funded by the Dir ection General V of the EU to perform a European survey on the epidemiology , the surveillance, the prevention and the management of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the EU member states. This study included two approaches : one consisting of a survey of public health authorities on all the implem ented policies dealing with epidemiological status, surveillance and preven tion of HCV infection; and the second, in which a large series of hepatolog ists were interviewed on their own practices with regard to hepatitis C.