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Prevalence and Characteristics of Chronic Hepatitis C Among Asian Americans Are Distinct From Other Ethnic Groups.
Journal of clinical gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2000
Tien Andy, Sahota Amandeep, Yang Su-Jau, Balbuena Ronald, Chang Mimi, Lim Carolina, Fong Tse-Ling
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GOAL: The goal of this study was to determine the prevalence and characteristics of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) among Asian Americans compared with other ethnicities. BACKGROUND: Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) affects an estimated 2.7 million in the United States, but there are limited data on HCV among Asian Americans. STUDY: A total of 3,369,881 adults over the age of 18 who were patients of the integrated...
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