Hepatitis C virus infection screening within community health centers

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 6-11

  Cook, Nicole ^a   Turse, Erica P ^b   Garcia, Angela S ^a   Hardigan, Patrick ^a   Amofah, Saint Anthony ^c,d  

^a affiliation with Nova Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Health Council of South Florida   (United States)

^d Health Choice Network   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84956481520     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: 19451997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7556/jaoa.2016.001     Document Type: Article

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