Physical and psychosocial contributors to quality of life in veterans with hepatitis C not on antiviral therapy

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 731-736

  Rowan, Paul J ^a,b,c,d   Al Jurdi, Rayan ^a,d   Tavakoli Tabasi, Shahriar ^a   Kunik, Mark E ^a,b,c,d   Satrom, Sarah L ^a,c   El Serag, Hashem B ^a,c,d  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Education   (United States)

^c Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral medicine; Chronic; Depression; Hepatitis; Interview; Psychological; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ABBREVIATED COOK MEDLEY ANGER MEASURE; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE QUESTIONNAIRE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL OUTCOMES STUDY SOCIAL SUPPORT MEASURE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 23844527131     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mcg.0000173860.08478.a6     Document Type: Article

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