A measure of success in kidney transplantations

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 104-105

  Gipson, Debbie S ^a   Ferris, Maria E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELLBEING;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1942519251     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1399-3046.2003.00149.x     Document Type: Editorial

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