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Point-of-Care Tests for Hepatitis B Are Associated with A Higher Linkage to Care and Lower Cost Compared to Venepuncture Sampling During Outreach Screenings in an Asian Migrant Population
BACKGROUND: This study compares venepuncture versus point-of-care (POC) HBsAg tests on screening cost and linkage to care in prospective outreach screenings in an Asian population in three major cities in Belgium between 10/2014 and 5/2018. METHODS: Two community outreach screening programs were org...
Autores principales: | Ho, Erwin, Michielsen, Peter, Van Damme, Pierre, Ieven, Margareta, Veldhuijzen, Irene, Vanwolleghem, Thomas |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7366862/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32742939 http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/aogh.2848 |
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