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Inappropriate Testing for Acute Viral Hepatitis Is Common—Impact of an Intervention Using the Electronic Health Record in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital in the United States

Muhammad Bader Hammami, Kamran Hussaini, Anuj Chhaparia, Hamza Khalid, Robin Chamberland and Brent Neuschwander-Tetri
Ochsner Journal September 2020, 20 (3) 293-298; DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.19.0062
Muhammad Bader Hammami
1Department of Medicine, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA
2Department of Medicine, VA Loma Linda Healthcare System, Loma Linda, CA
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Kamran Hussaini
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vol. 20 no. 3 293-298
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https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.19.0062

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1524-5012
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  • Published online September 25, 2020.

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  1. Muhammad Bader Hammami, MD1,2⇑,
  2. Kamran Hussaini, MD3,
  3. Anuj Chhaparia, MD3,
  4. Hamza Khalid, MD3,
  5. Robin Chamberland, PhD4 and
  6. Brent Neuschwander-Tetri, MD3
  1. 1Department of Medicine, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA
  2. 2Department of Medicine, VA Loma Linda Healthcare System, Loma Linda, CA
  3. 3Department of Medicine, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO
  4. 4Department of Pathology, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO
  1. Address correspondence to Muhammad Bader Hammami, MD, Department of Medicine, VA Loma Linda Healthcare System, 11201 Benton St., Loma Linda, CA 92357. Tel: (909) 825-7084. Email: bader.hammami{at}medsch.ucr.edu
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Muhammad Bader Hammami, Kamran Hussaini, Anuj Chhaparia, Hamza Khalid, Robin Chamberland, Brent Neuschwander-Tetri
Ochsner Journal Sep 2020, 20 (3) 293-298; DOI: 10.31486/toj.19.0062

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