A comparative study of quality of life among the age groups of kidney transplant recipients

Progress in Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-38

  Cetingok, Muammer ^a   Winsett, Rebecca P ^a   Hathaway, Donna K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SAMPLING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1642342250     PISSN: 15269248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7182/prtr.14.1.g5612w70x8331k61     Document Type: Review

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