Psychiatrists' knowledge and practices in screening and assessment of Hepatitis C for inpatients with severe mental illness

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 156-159

  Lagios, Katerina ^a,b   Deane, Frank ^c,d  

^a CUMBERLAND HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Illawarra Institute for Mental Health   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

health knowledge; hepatitis C; mental disorders; psychiatry; risk

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; INTERFERON; LAMIVUDINE; RIBAVIRIN;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PATIENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PSYCHIATRIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; URBAN AREA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 79953174971     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10398562.2010.526716     Document Type: Article

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