Hepatitis C risk assessment, testing and referral for treatment in urban primary care: Role of race and ethnicity

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1074-1078

  Trooskin, Stacey B ^a   Navarro, Victor J ^a   Winn, Robert J ^b   Axelrod, David J ^b   McNeal, A Scott ^c   Velez, Maricruz ^a   Herrine, Steven K ^a   Rossi, Simona ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Delaware Valley Community Health Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C; Minority groups; Primary health care; Risk assessment; Urban health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBODY SCREENING; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MINORITY GROUP; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 34047190908     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i7.1074     Document Type: Article

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