Factors Associated with Appropriate Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Screening Among Chronic Hepatitis C (HCV) Patients with Cirrhosis at an Urban Safety-net Hospital System

BACKGROUND: Despite guidelines recommending liver ultrasound (US) every 6 months for HCC screening in cirrhotic patients with HCV, reported screening rates remain low. Our study evaluated (1) timely screening among patients with HCV cirrhosis identified by transient elastography (FibroScan [FS]) and...

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Autores principales: Cabrera, Nicolo, Burke, Kerianne, Huhn, Gregory, Go, Benjamin, Winston, Crystal, Adeyemi, Oluwatoyin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5632172/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.377

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5632172/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.377

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