An exploratory investigation of quality of life in adult liver transplant recipients

Progress in Transplantation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 392-396

  Bean, Kathy B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644987047     PISSN: 15269248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/152692480501500412     Document Type: Review

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