Locations and reasons for initial testing for hepatitis C infection - Chronic Hepatitis Cohort Study, United States, 2006-2010

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 62, Issue 32, 2013, Pages 645-648

  Boscarino, Joseph A ^a   Gordon, Stuart C ^b   Rupp, Loralee B ^b   Schmidt, Mark A ^c   Vijayadeva, Vinutha ^d   Moorman, Anne ^e   Xu, Fujie ^e   Holmberg, Scott D ^e   Ko, Stephen C ^f  

^a GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Northwest Permanente   (United States)

^d KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

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

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881625722     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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