Integrating risk history screening and HCV testing into clinical and public health settings

American Family Physician

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Alter, Miriam J ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANAMNESIS; COUNSELING; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MASS SCREENING; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; VACCINATION;

GUIDELINES; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 23844544645     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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