Comparing quality of life following liver transplantation for Laennec's versus non-Laennec's patients

Clinical Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 115-120

  Cowling, T ^a   Jennings, L W ^a   Jung, G S ^a   Goldstein, R M ^a   Molmenti, E ^a   Gonwa, T A ^a   Klintmalm, G B ^a   Levy, M F ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholic cirrhosis; Liver transplantation; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; LIFE SATISFACTION; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE; SELF CONCEPT; SURVIVAL; SYMPTOM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES, ALCOHOLIC; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034118357     PISSN: 09020063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0012.2000.140203.x     Document Type: Article

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