Adoption of direct-acting antiviral medications for hepatitis C: a retrospective observational study
Abstract Background Approximately 3.5 million Americans are infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Although many patients with HCV are asymptomatic, HCV is the leading cause of infection-related death in the U.S. With advances in curative medication therapy for HCV, many of these deaths are prev...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-07-01
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Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-4349-x |