Psychological impact of chronic hepatitis C: Comparison with other stressful life events and chronic diseases

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1545-1550

  Castera, Laurent ^a,b   Constant, Aymery ^c   Bernard, Pierre Henri ^b   de Ledinghen, Victor ^a   Couzigou, Patrice ^a  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT ANDRÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C; Perceived severity; Stressful life event; Visual analogue scale

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIVORCE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFE EVENT; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNEMPLOYMENT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 33645750925     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i10.1545     Document Type: Article

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