Knowledge about HBV, prevention behaviour and treatment adherence of patients with chronic hepatitis B in a large referral centre in Germany;Wissensstand, Präventionsverhalten und Therapieadhärenz von Patienten mit chronischer Hepatitis B in einem großen tertiären Zentrum in Deutschland

Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1126-1132

  Lutgehetmann, M ^a   Meyer, F ^a   Volz, T ^a   Lohse, A W ^a   Fischer, C ^b   Dandri, M ^a   Petersen, J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b Gilead Sciences GmbH   (Germany)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

hepatitis B; hepatitis D; viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

ADEFOVIR; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; ENTECAVIR; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; LAMIVUDINE; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A; TENOFOVIR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG TOLERANCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GERMANY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HYGIENE; IMMIGRANT; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIBLING; TREATMENT DURATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URBAN AREA; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956946624     PISSN: 00442771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1245304     Document Type: Article

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