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Primary Care Evaluation of a Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Screening Education Intervention

Thomas Ludden, Lindsay Shade, Jeremy Thomas, Mark W. Russo, Michael Leonard, Philippe J. Zamor, Charity G. Patterson and Hazel Tapp
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine October 2022, 35 (5) 990-997; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.05.210508
Thomas Ludden
From Department of Family Medicine, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (TL, LS, JT, HT); Department of Hepatology, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (MWR, PJZ); Department of Infectious Diseases, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (ML); School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (CGP).
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Lindsay Shade
From Department of Family Medicine, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (TL, LS, JT, HT); Department of Hepatology, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (MWR, PJZ); Department of Infectious Diseases, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (ML); School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (CGP).
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Jeremy Thomas
From Department of Family Medicine, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (TL, LS, JT, HT); Department of Hepatology, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (MWR, PJZ); Department of Infectious Diseases, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (ML); School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (CGP).
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Mark W. Russo
From Department of Family Medicine, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (TL, LS, JT, HT); Department of Hepatology, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (MWR, PJZ); Department of Infectious Diseases, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (ML); School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (CGP).
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Michael Leonard
From Department of Family Medicine, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (TL, LS, JT, HT); Department of Hepatology, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (MWR, PJZ); Department of Infectious Diseases, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (ML); School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (CGP).
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Philippe J. Zamor
From Department of Family Medicine, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (TL, LS, JT, HT); Department of Hepatology, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (MWR, PJZ); Department of Infectious Diseases, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (ML); School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (CGP).
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Charity G. Patterson
From Department of Family Medicine, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (TL, LS, JT, HT); Department of Hepatology, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (MWR, PJZ); Department of Infectious Diseases, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (ML); School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (CGP).
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Hazel Tapp
From Department of Family Medicine, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (TL, LS, JT, HT); Department of Hepatology, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (MWR, PJZ); Department of Infectious Diseases, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (ML); School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (CGP).
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Thomas Ludden, Lindsay Shade, Jeremy Thomas, Mark W. Russo, Michael Leonard, Philippe J. Zamor, Charity G. Patterson, Hazel Tapp
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Oct 2022, 35 (5) 990-997; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.05.210508

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Thomas Ludden, Lindsay Shade, Jeremy Thomas, Mark W. Russo, Michael Leonard, Philippe J. Zamor, Charity G. Patterson, Hazel Tapp
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Oct 2022, 35 (5) 990-997; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.05.210508
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