Reviewer's report
Title:The Burden of Hepatitis C in Europe from the Patients' Perspective: a
survey in 5 countries
Version: 2Date:9 November 2012
Reviewer: John Dillon
Reviewer's report:
This is a well written report. Extracting quality of life data from a large survey and
analysing it with respect to HCV status. There is a relatively small number of
HCV positive individuals and HCV status relies on self reporting. However within
these caveats the data is useful and appears robust.
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: Yes, and I have assessed the statistics in my report.
Declaration of competing interests:
I have received fees for lectures and served on advisory panels for MERCK
Reviewer's report
Title:The Burden of Hepatitis C in Europe from the Patients' Perspective: a
survey in 5 countries
Version: 2Date:9 November 2012
Reviewer: John Dillon
Reviewer's report:
This is a well written report. Extracting quality of life data from a large survey and
analysing it with respect to HCV status. There is a relatively small number of
HCV positive individuals and HCV status relies on self reporting. However within
these caveats the data is useful and appears robust.
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: Yes, and I have assessed the statistics in my report.
Declaration of competing interests:
I have received fees for lectures and served on advisory panels for MERCK
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Reviewer's report
Title:The Burden of Hepatitis C in Europe from the Patients' Perspective: a
survey in 5 countries
Version: 2Date:9 November 2012
Reviewer: John Dillon
Reviewer's report:
This is a well written report. Extracting quality of life data from a large survey and
analysing it with respect to HCV status. There is a relatively small number of
HCV positive individuals and HCV status relies on self reporting. However within
these caveats the data is useful and appears robust.
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: Yes, and I have assessed the statistics in my report.
Declaration of competing interests:
I have received fees for lectures and served on advisory panels for MERCK
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