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The disconnect in hepatitis screening: participation rates, awareness of infection status, and treatment-seeking behavior

BACKGROUND: Over 325 million people in the world are infected with hepatitis B or C virus. Chronic hepatitis is responsible for 78% of cases of hepatocellular carcinoma and an estimated 1.3 million preventable deaths a year. As “silent killers”, liver diseases are often asymptomatic and go undiagnos...

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Autores principales: Lin, Cheryl, Clark, Rachel, Tu, Pikuei, Tu, Rungting, Hsu, Ya-Jung, Nien, Hsiao-Ching
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Edinburgh University Global Health Society 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6486119/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31073398
http://dx.doi.org/10.7189/jogh.09.010426