Results of a Rapid Hepatitis C Virus Screening and Diagnostic Testing Program in an Urban Emergency Department

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 119-128

  White, Douglas A E ^a   Anderson, Erik S ^a   Pfeil, Sarah K ^a   Trivedi, Tarak K ^a   Alter, Harrison J ^a  

^a HIGHLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RNA ANALYSIS; SCREENING TEST; URBAN AREA; YOUNG ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; MASS SCREENING; PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84959097924     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.06.023     Document Type: Article

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