Quality-of-Life Ratings in Patients With Chronic Illnesses

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 277, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 1038-

  Adang, Eddy M M ^a   Kootstra, Gauke ^b   Baeten, Cor G M I ^b   Engel, Gerard L ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LETTER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 17144438112     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1997.03540370028030     Document Type: Letter

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