The effects of gender and age on health-related quality of life following kidney transplantation

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 82-89

  Liu, Hongxia ^a   Feurer, Irene D ^b   Dwyer, Kathleen ^a   Speroff, Theodore ^c   Shaffer, David ^b   Wright Pinson, C ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Vanderbilt University Transplant Center   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Gender; Health related quality of life; Kidney transplantation; Nurses; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 36949033132     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01745.x     Document Type: Article

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