Living with hepatitis C: From self-loathing to advocacy

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 180, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 293-294

  Waller, Lisa ^a  

^a Hepatitis C Council of Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DRUG USE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAW; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; RISK REDUCTION; SIDE EFFECT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUPPORT GROUP; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 1642360725     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb05929.x     Document Type: Article

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