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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2021; 27(28): 4603-4638
Published online Jul 28, 2021. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i28.4603
Viral hepatitis: Milestones, unresolved issues, and future goals
Pietro Torre, Andrea Aglitti, Mario Masarone, Marcello Persico
Pietro Torre, Andrea Aglitti, Mario Masarone, Marcello Persico, Internal Medicine and Hepatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, “Scuola Medica Salernitana,” University of Salerno, Salerno 84081, Italy
Author contributions: Torre P and Aglitti A gave the same contribution in designing and writing the paper; Masarone M and Persico M supervised the work.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Authors declare no conflict of interests for this article.
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Corresponding author: Marcello Persico, MD, Full Professor, Internal Medicine and Hepatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, “Scuola Medica Salernitana,” University of Salerno, Via Salvador Allende, Salerno 84081, Italy. mpersico@unisa.it
Received: February 27, 2021
Peer-review started: February 27, 2021
First decision: March 27, 2021
Revised: April 11, 2021
Accepted: June 16, 2021
Article in press: June 16, 2021
Published online: July 28, 2021
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Viral hepatitis still endangers the health of millions of people around the world. In this review the path that led to the current knowledge in the field of viral hepatitis will be reported.