Hepatitis C virus testing and linkage to care in North Carolina and South Carolina Jails, 2012–2014

Public Health Reports

Volumn 131, Issue , 2016, Pages 98-104

  Schoenbachler, Ben T ^a   Smith, Bryce D ^b   Seña, Arlene C ^c,d   Hilton, Alison ^c   Bachman, Sallie ^e   Lunda, Mulamba ^f   Spaulding, Anne C ^g,h  

^a OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION   (United States)

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

^c Durham County Health Department   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e HopeHealth Inc   (United States)

^f HopeHealth Inc   (United States)

^g EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS TESTING; HUMAN; LINKAGE TO CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORTH CAROLINA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; SOUTH CAROLINA; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PRISONS; RNA, VIRAL; SOUTH CAROLINA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84966508530     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00333549161310S215     Document Type: Article

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