Study of the factors affecting health-related quality of life in adolescents after liver transplantation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1179-1188

  Taylor, R M ^a,b   Franck, L S ^c   Gibson, F ^c   Donaldson, N ^b   Dhawan, A ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pediatric liver transplantation; Psychosocial predictors

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CYCLOSPORIN A; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; RAPAMYCIN; TACROLIMUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EMOTIONS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 65249165454     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02604.x     Document Type: Article

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