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LIFE QUALITY IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HCV-INFECTION

https://doi.org/10.51523/2708-6011.2010-7-3-5

Abstract

The indicators of life quality of 223 patients with chronic HCV-infection using SF-36 questionnaire were studied. The indicators of life quality were assessed depending on the disease stage (chronic hepatitis or liver cirrhosis), sex, terms of the infection, ALT levels, alcohol abuse, and in dynamics of interferon therapy.

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V. M. Mitsura
Gomel State Medical University
Belarus


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Mitsura V.M. LIFE QUALITY IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HCV-INFECTION. Health and Ecology Issues. 2010;(3):25-30. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.51523/2708-6011.2010-7-3-5

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