Psychological characteristics of candidates for liver transplantation

Clinical Transplantation

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 416-424

  Stilley, Carol S ^b   Miller, David J ^a   Gayowski, Timothy ^b   Marino, Ignazio R ^b  

^a Veteran's Affairs Pittsburgh Health System   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Coping; Family environments; Optimism; Personality; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PERSONALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031663063     PISSN: 09020063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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