Open AccessHepatitis C Screening of the “Birth Cohort” (Born 1945–1965) and Younger Inmates of New York City Jails
Author(s) -
Matthew J. Akiyama,
Fatos Kaba,
Zachary Rosner,
Howard Alper,
Robert S. Holzman,
Ross MacDonald
Publication year - 2016
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.2016.303163
Subject(s) - medicine , cohort , public health , disease control , cohort study , hepatitis c , demography , pediatrics , environmental health , immunology , pathology , sociology
To examine uptake of screening for all individuals born between 1945 and 1965 (referred to by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as the "birth cohort") and outline preliminary HCV prevalence data in the New York City jail system.