A four-year review of patients with hepatitis C antibody in department of veterans affairs facilities

Military Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 711-714

  Roselle, Gary A ^a,b,c   Mendenhall, Charles L ^a,b   Danko, Linda H ^a,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA Headquarters   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; SEROLOGY; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

EID: 0030656293     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/162.11.711     Document Type: Article

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