An intervention to prevent symptoms associated with hepatitis C: a pilot study

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 116-120

  Zucker, Donna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; RIBAVIRIN;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; EXERCISE TEST; FATIGUE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HOME CARE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY; WALKING;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; FATIGUE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RIBAVIRIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 77951148660     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2008.04.003     Document Type: Article

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