Life expectancy in patients with chronic HCV infection and cirrhosis compared with a general population.

van der Meer AJ Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Wedemeyer H Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Endocrinology, Medical School Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
Feld JJ Toronto Centre for Liver Disease, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Dufour JF Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Zeuzem S Medizinische Klinik 1, Klinikum der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt, Germany.
Hansen BE Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Janssen HL Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.