Psychological assessment of candidates for solid organ transplantation

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 150-157

  Collins, Charlotte A ^a,c   Labott, Susan M ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Behavioral Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Health psychology; Multidisciplinary treatment teams; Organ transplant; Psychological evaluation; Psychological treament; Psychologist role; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248393986     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.38.2.150     Document Type: Article

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