LINK-B: study protocol of a retrospective and prospective project for identification and linkage to care of people living with hepatitis B in a large health area of Barcelona.
Ana Barreira DíazAriadna RandoAnna Feliu-PriusAdriana PalomFrancisco Rodríguez-FríasElena Vargas-AccarinoJudit Vico-RomeroNieves PalomoMar Riveiro-BarcielaRafael EstebanMaria ButiPublished in: BMJ open (2022)
The Vall d'Hebrón Hospital Ethics Committee (PR(AG)201/2021) and the Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices approved this study. The findings will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations. This programme could increase the number of HBsAg-positive individuals properly linked to care and achieve better HBV monitoring, which will have a positive impact on WHO's viral hepatitis elimination goals.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- quality improvement
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- hepatitis b virus
- public health
- palliative care
- randomized controlled trial
- mental health
- clinical trial
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- pain management
- affordable care act
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- global health
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- dna methylation
- liver failure
- climate change
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- hiv infected
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