Late diagnosis of hepatitis C virus infection in the Chronic Hepatitis Cohort Study (CHeCS): missed opportunities for intervention

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• Alternative Title:
  Hepatology
• Personal Author:
  Moorman, Anne C. ; Xing, Jian ; Ko, Stephen ; Rupp, Loralee B. ; Xu, Fujie ; Gordon, Stuart C. ; Lu, Mei ; Spradling, Philip R. ; Teshale, Eyasu H. ; Boscarino, Joseph A. ; Vijayadeva, Vinutha ; Schmidt, Mark A. ; Holmberg, Scott D.
• Description:
  Conclusion
  
  Many CHeCS patients had advanced liver disease concurrent with their initial HCV diagnosis despite many years of engagement with the health care system, and these patients had high rates of hospitalization and mortality.
  
  
• Keywords:
  Cirrhosis Cohort Studies Delayed Diagnosis Disease Progression Female Hepatic Decompensation Hepatitis C Hepatitis C, Chronic Hospitalization Humans Late Diagnosis Male Middle Aged Mortality

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• Source:
  Hepatology. 61(5):1479-1484
• Pubmed ID:
  25131217
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5675516
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U18 PS005154/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  61
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a6fb82ead944a550c780043dbb2109ac468ec4b18f74b3bab92a4bf18ba603f7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/49664/cdc_49664_DS1.pdf
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