Depression and nonadherence are closely related in dialysis patients

Kidney International

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 679-

  Afsar, Baris ^a   Akman, Beril ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LETTER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

DEPRESSION; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 69549131396     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ki.2009.225     Document Type: Letter

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