A diagnosis of hepatitis C: Insights from a study on patients' experiences

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 589-592

  Treloar, Carla ^a   Newland, Jamee ^a   Harris, Magdalena ^a   Deacon, Rachel ^b   Maher, Lisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communicable infectious diseases; Patient centred care; Qualitative research; Research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957313641     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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