Healthcare and the Preventable Silent Killer: The Growing Epidemic of Hepatitis C in Pakistan
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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 Corresponding author: Kamiar Alaei, Global Institute for Health and Human Rights (GIHHR), University at Albany, New York, United States. Tel: +518-4422582, Fax: +518-4422586, E-mail: [email protected]
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