Health-related quality of life following liver transplantation

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 115-120

  Bryan, S ^a   Ratcliffe, J ^a   Neuberger, J M ^b   Burroughs, A K ^c   Gunson, B K ^b   Buxton, M J ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0031951563     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008849224815     Document Type: Article

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