The burden of hepatitis C in the United States

Hepatology

Volumn 36, Issue 5 I, 2002, Pages

  Kim, W Ray ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS NON A NON B; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036828784     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhep.2002.36791     Document Type: Conference Paper

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