Quality-of-life evaluation using Short Form 36: Comparison in hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 293-300

  Diaz Buxo, Jose A ^a   Lowrie, Edmund G ^a   Lew, Nancy L ^a   Zhang, Hongyuan ^a   Lazarus, J Michael ^a  

^a FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NORTH AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemodialysis (HD); Outcome; Peritoneal dialysis (PD); Quality of life (QOL); Short Form 36 (SF 36)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0033979146     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(00)70339-8     Document Type: Article

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