Management of hepatitis C: the potential benefits of exercise

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 271-276

  McKenna, Olivia ^a   Blake, Catherine ^b  

^a Mid Western Regional Hospitals   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

BENEFITS OF EXERCISE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS C; HCV; IMPAIRED PHYSICAL FUNCTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350323809     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/108331907X223065     Document Type: Review

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