Psychological implications of hepatitis C virus diagnosis

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1741-1744

  Gill, Muzaffar L ^a   Atiq, Muslim ^a   Sattar, Syma ^a   Khokhar, Nasir ^a  

^a SHIFA INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Beck Anxiety Inventory; Hepatitis C virus; Psychological impact; Stress

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEATH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIVORCE; FAMILY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIGRATION; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PAKISTAN; PERCEPTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNEMPLOYMENT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LIFE EVENT; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33644811207     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2005.04061.x     Document Type: Article

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