title: Hepatitis C: speaking out about the silent epidemic.
abstract: Learn how to describe hepatitis C, who's at risk, how to manage the infection, and what patients need to know to live with this disease.
authors.affiliation: Paradise Valley Hospital, National City, Calif., USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parini
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D018450:Disease Progression; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D015995:Prevalence; D012254:Ribavirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D012254:Ribavirin