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Comment
. 2019 Aug;70(2):758-759.
doi: 10.1002/hep.30636.

Letter to the Editor: Hepatitis C Virus Prevalence Estimates Among Incarcerated Persons

Anne C Spaulding  1 , Camilla S Graham  2 , Matthew J Akiyama  3 , Jagpreet Chhatwal  4 , Ank E Nijhawan  5 , Michael H Ninburg  6 , Josiah D Rich  7 , Lara B Strick  8 , Lynn E Taylor  9 , Stacey B Trooskin  10 , Ryan P Westergaard  11 , William J Sabol  12
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Letter to the Editor: Hepatitis C Virus Prevalence Estimates Among Incarcerated Persons

Anne C Spaulding et al. Hepatology. 2019 Aug.
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    Hofmeister MG, Edlin BR, Rosenberg ES, Rosenthal EM, Barker LK, Barranco MA, Hall EW, Mermin J, Ryerson AB. Hofmeister MG, et al. Hepatology. 2019 Aug;70(2):759-760. doi: 10.1002/hep.30635. Hepatology. 2019. PMID: 30945751 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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