A randomized controlled trial of an integrated care intervention to increase eligibility for chronic hepatitis C treatment.

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Published in Am J Gastroenterol on July 19, 2011

Authors

Donna M Evon1, Kelly Simpson, Scott Kixmiller, Joseph Galanko, Karen Dougherty, Carol Golin, Michael W Fried

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, UNC School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599, USA. donna_evon@med.unc.edu

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