Pretreatment preparation and management of interferon-based therapy for hepatitis C virus infection

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 248-254

  Hopwood, Max ^a   Treloar, Carla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C; Interferon based therapy; Nursing; Side effects; Strengths based assessment; Treatment management

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; INTERFERON;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERFERONS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREJUDICE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 34547348068     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04305.x     Document Type: Article

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