Open AccessRacial Differences in the Evaluation and Treatment of Hepatitis C Among Veterans: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Christine Rousseau,
George N. Ioannou,
Jeffrey Todd-Stenberg,
Kevin L. Sloan,
Meaghan F. Larson,
Christopher W. Forsberg,
Jason A. Dominitz
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2007.113225
Subject(s) - medicine , veterans affairs , retrospective cohort study , odds ratio , specialty , hepatitis c , cohort , medical record , confidence interval , logistic regression , liver biopsy , referral , odds , family medicine , biopsy
We examined the association between race and hepatitis C virus (HCV) evaluation and treatment of veterans in the Northwest Network of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).