The Importance of Patient Satisfaction and Health-Related Quality of Life After Renal Transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2831-2834

  Yildirim, A ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDITY;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 33750932743     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.08.162     Document Type: Article

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