Quality of life in children with end-stage renal disease: Does treatment modality matter?

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Lai, Wai Ming ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

End stage renal disease; Health related quality of life; Pediatric nephrology

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC QUALITY OF LIFE INVENTORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REVIEW; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67449108116     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080902902s38     Document Type: Conference Paper

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