Epidemiology
Hepatitis C Rate in Hospitalized Veterans Affairs Patients High
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, August 7th, 2000
G.E. Austin and colleagues conducted a study in which they assessed HCV seropositivity in patients who were admitted to the VA hospital in a one-year period between 1993 and 1994. These patients were admitted via regular admission, through the surgical service, or by way of the gastrointestinal service. Ultimately 530 patients were included in the study database ("Prevalence of hepatitis C virus seropositivity among hospitalized US veterans," ...
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