Healthcare and the Preventable Silent Killer: The Growing Epidemic of Hepatitis C in Pakistan

authors:

avatar Kamiar Alaei 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , * , avatar Mohammad Sarwar 1 , 2 , avatar Shao Chiu Juan 3 , avatar Arash Alaei 1 , 4

Global Institute for Health and Human Rights (GIHHR), University at Albany, New York, United States
Department of Public Administration and Policy, Rockefeller College, University at Albany, New York, United States
School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany, New York, United States
Department of Health Policy, Management and Behavior, School of Public Health, University at Albany, New York, United States
Hepatitis Monthly: Vol.16, issue 11; e41262
published online: October 15, 2016
article type: Letter
received: August 4, 2016
accepted: August 6, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.41262

how to cite: Alaei K, Sarwar M, Juan S C, Alaei A. Healthcare and the Preventable Silent Killer: The Growing Epidemic of Hepatitis C in Pakistan. Hepat Mon. 2016;16(11):e41262. https://doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.41262.

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