Depression rather than liver impairment reduces quality of life in patients with hepatitis C

Objective: Patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) have a poorer quality of life than those with other chronic liver diseases. However, some of the factors that determine health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in these patients, such as the degree of liver fibrosis, are still controversial. Therefor...

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Main Authors: Luciana D. Silva, Cláudia C. da Cunha, Luciana R. da Cunha, Renato F. Araújo, Vanessa M. Barcelos, Penélope L. Menta, Fernando S. Neves, Rosangela Teixeira, Gifone A. Rocha, Eliane D. Gontijo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2015-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462015000100021&lng=en&tlng=en