Gender differences in the quality of life of patients with liver cirrhosis related to hepatitis C after liver transplantation

Blood Purification

Volumn 36, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 231-236

  Bianco, Tonino ^d   Cillo, Umberto ^b   Amodio, Piero ^c   Zanus, Giacomo ^b   Salari, Annalisa ^d   Neri, Daniele ^b   Bombonato, Giancarlo ^c   Schiff, Sami ^c   Baggio, Giovannella ^a   Ronco, Claudio ^e,f   Brocca, Alessandra ^e,f   Soni, Sachin ^f   Minazzato, Lina ^d  

^a Study Center of National Health and Gender Medicine Padua Operating Unit   (Italy)

^b Unit of Hepatobiliary Surgery   (Italy)

^c Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine ^*  (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^e SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f International Renal Research Institute Vicenza (IRRIV)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Hepatitis C; Liver transplantation; Pain perception; Quality of life; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 36; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84897551527     PISSN: 02535068     EISSN: 14219735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000356362     Document Type: Article

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