Rebecca Sharim
Biographic Data
| ID | 10931871 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rebecca Sharim |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rebecca |
| FAMILY NAME | Sharim |
| SIGNATURE | SHARIM R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Temple University Hospital |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Stigma and Liver Disease
This study explores stigma experienced by women with the autoimmune liver disease Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC). Liver disease is commonly stigmatized due to an association with alcoholism and drug abuse, and persons with PBC may be subjected to stigma even though there is no etiological connection to substance use. Women with PBC (25 waiting list, 75 posttransplant), recruited through an online organization and two transplant centers, complete…
For Better and for Worse
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) is a chronic and potentially fatal liver disease that primarily affects women in their middle years. Caregivers of people with PBC or other rare chronic ailments face a number of challenges; this study addresses responses to those challenges based on a survey and on messages posted to a listserv specifically for family members and friends of people who have PBC. Both revealed patterns related to life stage and gend…
Stigma and Liver Disease
This study explores stigma experienced by women with the autoimmune liver disease Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC). Liver disease is commonly stigmatized due to an association with alcoholism and drug abuse, and persons with PBC may be subjected to stigma even though there is no etiological connection to substance use. Women with PBC (25 waiting list, 75 posttransplant), recruited through an online organization and two transplant centers, complete…
For Better and for Worse
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) is a chronic and potentially fatal liver disease that primarily affects women in their middle years. Caregivers of people with PBC or other rare chronic ailments face a number of challenges; this study addresses responses to those challenges based on a survey and on messages posted to a listserv specifically for family members and friends of people who have PBC. Both revealed patterns related to life stage and gend…
Stigma and Liver Disease
This study explores stigma experienced by women with the autoimmune liver disease Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC). Liver disease is commonly stigmatized due to an association with alcoholism and drug abuse, and persons with PBC may be subjected to stigma even though there is no etiological connection to substance use. Women with PBC (25 waiting list, 75 posttransplant), recruited through an online organization and two transplant centers, complete…
Cirrhosis (2 works) · Disease (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Liver Disease and Transplantation (2 works) · Liver Diseases and Immunity (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Pathology (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social support (2 works)