Patient-oriented medication education intervention has long-term benefits for people with decompensated cirrhosis

Kelly L Hayward^{1

2}, Vikas Bansal¹, Patricia C Valery^{1

3}, Katharine M Irvine^{1

4}, Penny L Wright², Caroline J Tallis², Katherine A Stuart², W Neil Cottrell⁵, Jennifer H Martin⁶, Elizabeth E Powell^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Liver Disease Research, Translational Research InstituteThe University of QueenslandWoolloongabba, BrisbaneQueenslandAustralia.
² Department of Gastroenterology and HepatologyPrincess Alexandra HospitalWoolloongabba, BrisbaneQueenslandAustralia.
³ QIMR Berghofer Medical Research InstituteHerston, BrisbaneQueenslandAustralia.
⁴ Mater Research, Translational Research InstituteThe University of QueenslandWoolloongabba, BrisbaneQueenslandAustralia.
⁵ Faculty of Health and Behavioural SciencesThe University of QueenslandSt Lucia, BrisbaneQueenslandAustralia.
⁶ School of Medicine and Public HealthUniversity of NewcastleCallaghan, NewcastleQueenslandAustralia.

Kelly L Hayward et al. Hepatol Commun. 2022 Nov.

. 2022 Nov;6(11):3281-3282.

doi: 10.1002/hep4.1999. Epub 2022 May 13.

¹ Centre for Liver Disease Research, Translational Research InstituteThe University of QueenslandWoolloongabba, BrisbaneQueenslandAustralia.
² Department of Gastroenterology and HepatologyPrincess Alexandra HospitalWoolloongabba, BrisbaneQueenslandAustralia.
³ QIMR Berghofer Medical Research InstituteHerston, BrisbaneQueenslandAustralia.
⁴ Mater Research, Translational Research InstituteThe University of QueenslandWoolloongabba, BrisbaneQueenslandAustralia.
⁵ Faculty of Health and Behavioural SciencesThe University of QueenslandSt Lucia, BrisbaneQueenslandAustralia.
⁶ School of Medicine and Public HealthUniversity of NewcastleCallaghan, NewcastleQueenslandAustralia.

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