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Increasing Treatment Rates for Hepatitis C in Primary Care

Ann Stewart, Amy Craig-Neil, Kathryn Hodwitz, Rick Wang, Doret Cheng, Gordon Arbess, Caroline Jeon, Clara Juando-Prats and Tara Kiran
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2023, jabfm.2022.220427R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.220427R1
Ann Stewart
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (AS, DC, GA, CJ, TK); Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (AS, GA, CJ, TK); MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (AC, RW, TK); Applied Health Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (KH, CJ); Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (CJ); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (TK).
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Amy Craig-Neil
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (AS, DC, GA, CJ, TK); Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (AS, GA, CJ, TK); MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (AC, RW, TK); Applied Health Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (KH, CJ); Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (CJ); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (TK).
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Kathryn Hodwitz
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (AS, DC, GA, CJ, TK); Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (AS, GA, CJ, TK); MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (AC, RW, TK); Applied Health Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (KH, CJ); Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (CJ); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (TK).
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Rick Wang
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (AS, DC, GA, CJ, TK); Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (AS, GA, CJ, TK); MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (AC, RW, TK); Applied Health Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (KH, CJ); Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (CJ); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (TK).
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Doret Cheng
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (AS, DC, GA, CJ, TK); Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (AS, GA, CJ, TK); MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (AC, RW, TK); Applied Health Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (KH, CJ); Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (CJ); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (TK).
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Gordon Arbess
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (AS, DC, GA, CJ, TK); Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (AS, GA, CJ, TK); MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (AC, RW, TK); Applied Health Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (KH, CJ); Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (CJ); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (TK).
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Caroline Jeon
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (AS, DC, GA, CJ, TK); Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (AS, GA, CJ, TK); MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (AC, RW, TK); Applied Health Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (KH, CJ); Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (CJ); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (TK).
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Clara Juando-Prats
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (AS, DC, GA, CJ, TK); Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (AS, GA, CJ, TK); MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (AC, RW, TK); Applied Health Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (KH, CJ); Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (CJ); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (TK).
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Tara Kiran
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (AS, DC, GA, CJ, TK); Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (AS, GA, CJ, TK); MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (AC, RW, TK); Applied Health Research Centre, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (KH, CJ); Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (CJ); Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (TK).
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