Factors affecting the quality of life of haemodialysis patients from Romania: A multicentric study

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 626-629

  Seica, Anca ^a,n   Segall, Liviu ^a   Verzan, Constantin ^b   Vǎduva, Nina ^b   Madincea, Maria ^c   Rusoiu, Simona ^d   Cristea, Sorina ^e   Ştefan, Maria ^f   Şerbǎnescu, Daniela ^g   Moroşanu, Petronela ^h   Grǎjdeanu, Luminita ⁱ   Andronache, Roxana ^j   Nechita, Maria ^k   Dragoş, Dorina ^l   Dronca, Anca ^m   Gusbeth Tatomir, Paul ^a   Mircescu, Gabriel ^b   Covic, Adrian ^a  

^a Nephrocare Dialysis Center   (Romania)

^b Nephrocare Dialysis Center Carol Davila   (Romania)

^c Timi oara Dialysis Center   (Romania)

^d Craiova Dialysis Center   (Romania)

^e Floreasca Bucure ti Dialysis Center   (Romania)

^f Tîrgu Mure Dialysis Center   (Romania)

^g Nephrocare Dialysis Center   (Romania)

^h Piatra Neam Dialysis Center   (Romania)

ⁱ Foc ani Dialysis Center   (Romania)

^j Petro ani Dialysis Center   (Romania)

^k Baia Mare Dialysis Center   (Romania)

^l Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases 'N Paulescu'   (Romania)

^m Deva Dialysis Center

ⁿ GRIGORE T POPA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

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Author keywords

End stage renal disease; Haemodialysis; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROMANIA; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 58449100246     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: 14602385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfn506     Document Type: Article

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