Patients with chronic hepatitis B infection: What is their quality of life?

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 682-687

  Tan, Ngiap Chuan ^a   Cheah, S L ^a   Teo, E K ^b   Yang, L H ^c  

^a SINGHEALTH POLYCLINICS   (Singapore)

^b CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c Clinical Trials and Epidemiology Research Unit   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis B infection; Hepatitis B carrier; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; DISEASE CARRIER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 36; SINGAPORE; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOFTWARE;

EID: 54349115888     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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