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Hepatitis C Main Forums => Hepatitis C Research News & Studies => Topic started by: Hep Editors on October 12, 2018, 10:48:34 am
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As the nonprescription use of opioids has surged among young people in particular, health care providers are missing the opportunity to screen for hepatitis C virus (HCV) among youths with opioid use disorder.
Presenting their findings at the IDWeek conference in San Francisco, researchers analyzed the electronic medical records of 269,124 U.S. residents between the ages of 13 and 21 who attended one of 57 federally qualified health centers in 19 states between 2012 and 2017.
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https://www.hepmag.com/article/missed-opportunities-hep-c-testing-opioid-crisis-grips-youths