MMPI Profiles of Liver and Heart Transplant Candidates with and Without Significant Histories of Heavy Alcohol Use

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-47

  Durning, Patricia E ^a   Perri, Michael G ^a   Rodrigue, James R ^a   Banko, Christine G ^a   Streisand, Randi M ^a   Esquerre, Johanna M ^a   Davis, Gary L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol use; Heart disease; Liver disease; Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory (MMPI) profiles; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037914023     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026201819088     Document Type: Article

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