Magnitude and causes of loss to follow-up among patients with viral hepatitis at a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia

• Main Authors: Hanan H. Balkhy (Author), Aiman El-Saed (Author), Faisal M. Sanai (Author), Mohammad Alqahtani (Author), Mashael Alonaizi (Author), Nermeen Niazy (Author), Abdulrahman Aljumah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Non-adherence with recommended follow-up visits is a major barrier for completing treatment of viral hepatitis and is consequently associated with unfavorable outcomes of health services. Objectives: To estimate the magnitude and identify perceived reasons and patient characteristics ass...