Approach of primary care physicians to hepatitis C: An educational survey from a Southern Italian area

Journal of Infection

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 396-400

  Cozzolongo, Raffaele ^a   Cuppone, Renato ^a   Petruzzi, Josè ^a   Stroffolini, Tommaso ^b   Manghisi, Onofrio G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DIGESTIVE DISEASES   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C; Medical education; Survey

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; INTERFERON; RIBAVIRIN; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; ITALY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INTERFERONS; ITALY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RIBAVIRIN; RISK FACTORS; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 29444460489     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2004.12.004     Document Type: Article

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