Choice of treatment improves quality of life: A study on patients undergoing dialysis

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1352-1356

  Szabo, Erika ^a   Moody, Henry ^b   Hamilton, Tracy ^a   Ang, Chrizette ^a   Kovithavongs, Carl ^a   Kjellstrand, Carl ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Aksys Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030940327     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.157.12.1352     Document Type: Article

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