Infection, rejection, and hospitalizations in transplant recipients using telehealth

Progress in Transplantation

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 97-102

  Leimig, Renata ^a   Gower, Gayle ^a   Thompson, Denise A ^a   Winsett, Rebecca P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT INFECTION; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT REJECTION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITALIZATION; INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE SYSTEM; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY PANCREAS GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER GRAFT REJECTION; MONITOR; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE; RELIABILITY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELEHEALTH; TELEVISION CAMERA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45349098099     PISSN: 15269248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7182/prtr.18.2.n14x9420p2711620     Document Type: Article

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