The Concept of Quality of Life in Organ Transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2285-2287

  Burra, P ^a   De Bona, M ^a   Germani, G ^a   Canova, D ^a   Masier, A ^a   Tomat, S ^a   Senzolo, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXPECTATION; HEALTH BELIEF; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; HEALTH STATUS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INTESTINES; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; TRANSPLANTS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 34548687468     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2007.06.013     Document Type: Article

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