The Patient-Provider Relationship Is Associated with Hepatitis C Treatment Eligibility: A Prospective Mixed-Methods Cohort Study

• Shari S. Rogal ,

  * E-mail: rogalss@upmc.edu

  Affiliations Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Veteran’s Administration, Pittsburgh Healthcare Service, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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• Robert M. Arnold,

  Affiliation Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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• Michael Chapko,

  Affiliation Seattle Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care, Veteran’s Administration Healthcare Service, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

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• Barbara V. Hanusa,

  Affiliation Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Veteran’s Administration, Pittsburgh Healthcare Service, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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• Ada Youk,

  Affiliations Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Veteran’s Administration, Pittsburgh Healthcare Service, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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• Galen E. Switzer,

  Affiliations Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Veteran’s Administration, Pittsburgh Healthcare Service, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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• Mary Ann Sevick,

  Affiliation Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America

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• Nichole K. Bayliss,

  Affiliation Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Veteran’s Administration, Pittsburgh Healthcare Service, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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• Carolyn L. Zook,

  Affiliation School of Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America

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• Alexis Chidi,

  Affiliation Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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• David S. Obrosky,

  Affiliations Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Veteran’s Administration, Pittsburgh Healthcare Service, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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• Susan L. Zickmund

  Affiliations Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Veteran’s Administration, Pittsburgh Healthcare Service, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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