Reasons why patients infected with chronic hepatitis C virus choose to defer treatment: do they alter their decision with time?
Publication Type:
Journal Article
Source:
Dig Dis Sci, Volume 52, Issue 5, p.1168-1176 (2007)
Keywords:
Adult,
Age Factors,
Aged,
Alanine,
analysis,
Antiviral Agents,
Biopsy,
Choice Behavior,
contraindications,
drug therapy,
Female,
Follow-Up Studies,
Genotype,
genotype 1,
Health,
Health Knowledge,Attitudes,Practice,
hepatitis,
Hepatitis C,
hepatitis C virus,
Hepatitis C,Chronic,
Humans,
Infection,
interferon,
Interferons,
Liver,
Male,
medication,
Middle Aged,
older,
Patient Satisfaction,
Patients,
pegylated,
pegylated interferon,
Questionnaires,
Retrospective Studies,
Ribavirin,
Severity of Illness Index,
Sex Factors,
Socioeconomic Factors,
therapeutic use,
therapy,
Time,
Time Factors,
treatment,
Treatment Refusal,
treatment-naive,
Viral Load,
Washington,
Women