Stress and quality of life in the renal transplant patient: A preliminary investigation

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 562-570

  Fallon, Maureen ^b   Gould, Dinah ^a   Wainwright, Steven P ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031085463     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.1997025562.x     Document Type: Article

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