Prevalence of hepatitis c virus testing in cohorts born between 1945 and 1965 in the u.s.

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2015, Pages e7-e9

  Jemal, Ahmedin ^a   Fedewa, Stacey A ^a  

^a AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMY; ARTICLE; BABY BOOMER; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS TEST; HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICARE; PREVALENCE; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEX RATIO; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HISTORY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84928253341     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2014.12.002     Document Type: Article

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