Using the Ferrans and Powers Quality Of Life Index of Dialysis: A comparison of quality of life in older and younger African Americans receiving hemodialysis

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 230-232

  Greene, Revenda A ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Age; End stage renal disease; Hemodialysis; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHRONIC PATIENT; FERRANS AND POWERS QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX OF DIALYSIS; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCEPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 23844501002     PISSN: 08827524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013614-200507000-00009     Document Type: Review

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