Screening for hepatitis C virus infection in adults: A systematic review for the U.S. preventive services task force

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 101-109

  Chou, Roger ^a   Cottrell, Erika Barth ^a   Wasson, Ngoc ^a   Rahman, Basmah ^a   Guise, Jeanne Marie ^a  

^a not available   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SCREENING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCREENING TEST; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION;

LIVER ENZYME;

EID: 84872570209     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-158-2-201301150-00574     Document Type: Review

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