Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of patients with chronic liver disease

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 737-744

  Burnham, Brett ^a   Wallington, Sherrie ^a   Jillson, Irene A ^a   Trandafili, Holta ^b   Shetty, Kirti ^a   Loffredo, Christopher A ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b World Vision USA ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic liver disease; Health belief model; Health disparities; Infectious diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFESTYLE; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STIGMA; STANDARDS; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LIFE STYLE; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVISM; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL STIGMA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84902658443     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: 19457359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.38.5.11     Document Type: Article

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