Open AccessManagement of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen and Hepatitis C Antibody-Positive Patients by Departments Not Specializing in Hepatology at a Suburban University Hospital in Japan: A Single-Center Observational Study
Author(s) -
Yoshinori Tokushima,
Masaki Tago,
Midori Tokushima,
Naoko E Katsuki,
Shinji Iwane,
Yuichiro Eguchi,
Shizuya Yamashita
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s268857
Subject(s) - hepatology , medicine , referral , hepatitis b , observational study , gastroenterology , hepatitis c virus , retrospective cohort study , immunology , family medicine , virus
To investigate effects of an altered medical environment between 2010 and 2015 on viral hepatitis treatment behaviors of doctors who were not hepatology specialists.