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Prevention of spread of hepatitis C

  1. Miriam J. Alter Ph.D.†*

Article first published online: 10 FEB 2006

DOI: 10.1002/hep.1840360712

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Hepatology

Hepatology

Supplement: National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference

Volume 36, Issue Supplement 1, pages S93–S98, November 2002

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Alter, M. J. (2002), Prevention of spread of hepatitis C. Hepatology, 36: S93–S98. doi: 10.1002/hep.1840360712

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  1. Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

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    Dr. Alter is an employee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and receives no outside, non-Federal financial or grant support

*Division of Viral Hepatitis (Mailstop G37), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333. fax: 404–371–5435

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