Hepatitis C testing practices and prevalence in a high-risk urban ambulatory care setting

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Approximately 3.2 million persons are chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the U.S.; most are not aware of their infection. Our objectives were to examine HCV testing practices to determine which patient characteristics are associated with HCV testing and positivity, and to estim …
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Authors Southern WN;Drainoni ML;Smith BD;Christiansen CL;McKee D;Gifford AL;Weinbaum CM;Thompson D;Koppelman E;Maher S;Litwin AH;;
Journal journal of viral hepatitis
Year 2011
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20497311
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National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI NLM MEDLINE humans pubmed abstract nih national institutes of health national library of medicine research support u.s. gov't adult female male N.I.H. Extramural adolescent aged middle aged P.H.S. risk factors 80 and over Cross-Sectional Studies hepatitis c / epidemiology* prevalence pmid:20497311 pmc2990787 doi:10.1111/j.1365-2893.2010.01327.x w n southern m-l drainoni a h litwin ambulatory care facilities* ethnic groups hepacivirus / immunology hepatitis c / diagnosis* laboratories hospital urban health

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