Health-related quality of life after liver transplantation: It's not all about the liver

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 106-108

  Bucuvalas, John C ^a   Britto, Maria ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVALESCENCE; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CHILD; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CHILD; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 1542707154     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200308000-00002     Document Type: Editorial

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