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- Title
The multi-dimensional burden of cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy on patients and caregivers.
- Authors
Bajaj, Jasmohan S; Wade, James B; Gibson, Douglas P; Heuman, Douglas M; Thacker, Leroy R; Sterling, Richard K; Stravitz, R Todd; Luketic, Velimir; Fuchs, Michael; White, Melanie B; Bell, Debulon E; Gilles, HoChong; Morton, Katherine; Noble, Nicole; Puri, Puneet; Sanyal, Arun J
- Abstract
Cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy (HE) can adversely affect survival, but their effect on socioeconomic and emotional burden on the family is not clear. The aim was to study the emotional and socioeconomic burden of cirrhosis and HE on patients and informal caregivers.
- Publication
The American journal of gastroenterology, 2011, Vol 106, Issue 9, p1646
- ISSN
1572-0241
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/ajg.2011.157