Correlation between self-concept and health status aspects in haemodialysis patients at selected hospitals affiliated to Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 198-205

  Yaghmaie, Farideh ^a   Khalafi, Ali ^a   Majd, Hamid Alavi ^a   Khost, Nderh ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Haemodialysis; Health status; Health oriented quality of life; Self concept

Indexed keywords

EID: 44349175452     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744987107082614     Document Type: Article

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