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. 2013 Oct 15;185(15):1325-8.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.121872. Epub 2013 Sep 30.

A Canadian screening program for hepatitis C: is now the time?

Hemant A Shah, Jenny Heathcote, Jordan J Feld

A Canadian screening program for hepatitis C: is now the time?

Hemant A Shah et al. CMAJ. .
No abstract available

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  • Screening for HCV.
    Wong WW, Krahn M. Wong WW, et al. CMAJ. 2014 Mar 4;186(4):294. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.114-0016. CMAJ. 2014. PMID: 24591492 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Screening for HCV.
    Kouyoumdjian FG, Orkin A, Dooling K, Schwandt M. Kouyoumdjian FG, et al. CMAJ. 2014 Mar 4;186(4):294. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.114-0017. CMAJ. 2014. PMID: 24591493 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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