Renal transplantation: Long-term adaptation and the children's own reflections

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-75

  Kärrfelt, Helena M E ^a   Lindblad, Frank I E ^a,b   Crafoord, Johanna ^a   Berg, Ulla B ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Child; Coping; Quality of life; Renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE;

EID: 17444443312     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3046.2003.00018.x     Document Type: Article

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