The impact of diagnosis of hepatitis C virus on quality of life

Hepatology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1299-1301

  Rodger, Alison J ^a   Jolley, Damien ^b   Thompson, Sandra C ^a   Lanigan, Anna ^a   Crofts, Nick ^a  

^a MACFARLANE BURNET INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEROLOGY;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, VIRAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 0032758413     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510300504     Document Type: Article

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