A cross-sectional survey of the symptom experience of kidney transplant recipients

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 953-960

  Lin, Yu Hua ^a   Yang, Mei Sang ^b  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Herbal medicine; Kidney transplantation; Social support; Symptom experience

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN;

EID: 34250709656     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2006.03.017     Document Type: Article

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