Employment and health insurance in long-term liver transplant recipients

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1901-1908

  Rongey, Catherine ^a   Bambha, Kiran ^a   Vanness, David ^a   Pedersen, Rachel A ^b   Malinchoc, Michael ^b   Therneau, Terry M ^b   Dickson, E Rolland ^a   Kim, W Ray ^a,b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Employment; Health insurance; Liver transplant; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FITNESS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIVER GRAFT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECIPIENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REHABILITATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL WELFARE; STUDENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 22844443857     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2005.00961.x     Document Type: Review

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