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Encouraging baby boomers to get tested for hepatitis C


 

References

More than 75% of adults infected with hepatitis C are baby boomers. To educate these patients on why they should get tested and how to make sense of test results, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has put together a fact sheet. It’s available at http://www.cdc.gov/knowmorehepatitis/media/pdfs/factsheet-boomers.pdf.

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