Views of hepatitis C virus patients delayed from treatment for psychiatric reasons

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 883-889

  Rowan, P J ^a   Dunn, N J ^b   El Serag, H B ^b   Kunik, M E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis; Communication; Decision making; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPHA INTERFERON;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUICIDE; THERAPY DELAY;

ALCOHOLISM; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DEPRESSION; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 36749081636     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2007.00884.x     Document Type: Article

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