How to improve quality of life in patients with chronic kidney disease: A personal view

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 13, 2008, Pages

  Berthoux, François ^a   Bartiromo, Marilù ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

Author keywords

CKD; Family; Information knowledge; Isolation; QoL

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY COUNSELING; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; SUPPORT GROUP; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY RELATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY RELATIONS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 51449099632     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: 17246059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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