Impact of laparoscopic nephrectomy on donor preoperative decision-making and postoperative quality of life and psychosocial outcomes [3]

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1052-1054

  Troppmann, Christoph ^a   Johnston III, William K ^b   Pierce, Jonathan L ^a   McVicar, John P ^a   Perez, Richard V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Evanston Northwestern Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LETTER; LIVING DONOR; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORBIDITY; NEPHRECTOMY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK SUM TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVING DONORS; NEPHRECTOMY; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33745086188     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-006-0093-7     Document Type: Letter

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