Health-related quality of life among blood donors with hepatitis B and hepatitis C: Longitudinal study before and after diagnosis

Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 381-387

  Ferreira, Francisco Augusto Porto ^a   de Almeida Neto, Cesar ^a   Teixeira, Maria Cristina Dias ^b   Strauss, Edna ^b  

^a FUNDAÇÃO PRÓ SANGUE HEMOCENTRO DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36;

EID: 84951286205     PISSN: 15168484     EISSN: 18060870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjhh.2015.08.004     Document Type: Article

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