Hepatitis C and hospital outcomes in patients admitted with alcohol-related problems

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 262-266

  Tsui, Judith I ^a   Pletcher, Mark J ^b   Vittinghoff, Eric ^b   Seal, Karen ^a   Gonzales, Ralph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcohol use disorders; Viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 30344481092     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2005.07.027     Document Type: Conference Paper

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