The Life Readiness Program: A physical rehabilitation program for patients on hemodialysis

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 581-591

  Tawney, Katherine W ^a,b,c   Tawney, Paul J W ^a,b,c   Hladik, Gerald ^a,b,c   Hogan, Susan L ^a,b,c   Falk, Ronald J ^a,b,c   Weaver, Charlotte ^a,b,c   Moore, Dominic T ^a,b,c   Lee, Michael Y ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Allied Health Sciences   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Health outcomes; Physical activity; Quality of life; Renal rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0033863008     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2000.16197     Document Type: Article

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