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Recommendations on hepatitis C screening for adults.

Authors :
Grad, Roland
Thombs, Brett D.
Tonelli, Marcello
Bacchus, Maria
Birtwhistle, Richard
Klarenbach, Scott
Singh, Harminder
Dorais, Veronique
Holmes, Nathalie M.
Martin, Wendy K.
Rodin, Rachel
Garcia, Alejandra Jaramillo
Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
Thombs, Brett
Holmes, Nathalie
Martin, Wendy
Jaramillo Garcia, Alejandra
Source :
Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). 4/24/2017, Vol. 189 Issue 16, pE594-E604. 11p. 1 Chart.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

The article presents recommendations on the screening of hepatitis C virus (HCV) for adults in Canada. Topics included the effectiveness of HCV screening in adults, the high resource consumption levels of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care against HCV infection screening, and the history of injection drug use.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
08203946
Volume :
189
Issue :
16
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
122675501
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.161521