Open AccessPerceptions about preventing hepatocellular carcinoma among patients with chronic hepatitis in Taiwan
Author(s) -
Yawen Chen,
Chien-Cheng Liu,
DawShyong Perng
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v19.i22.3459
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , odds ratio , logistic regression , socioeconomic status , hepatitis b , cross sectional study , multivariate analysis , health belief model , liver cancer , family medicine , health education , public health , pathology , environmental health , population
To measure patient perceptions about preventing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and to predict the factors that influence patient willingness to receive therapy.