Screening for hepatitis C virus a systematic review

The objectives are: (1) to assess the published research evidence on the clinical effectiveness, harms, cost-effectiveness, and associated patients' preferences and values of screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in asymptomatic, non-pregnant, treatment-naive adults; and (2) to assess...

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Corporate Author: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ottawa, Ontario Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health 2017, March 2017
Series:CADTH health technology assessment
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The objectives are: (1) to assess the published research evidence on the clinical effectiveness, harms, cost-effectiveness, and associated patients' preferences and values of screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in asymptomatic, non-pregnant, treatment-naive adults; and (2) to assess the published research evidence on the ability of available antibody (Ab) and antigen (Ag) screening tests to identify people in the general population with chronic HCV infection
Item Description:"March 2017.". - "PROSPERO Registration Number: CRD42015029568."
Physical Description:1 PDF file (206 pages)