Posttraumatic stress and quality of life in kidney transplantation recipients

Traumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 34-39

  Possemato, Kyle ^a   Geller, Pamela A ^a   Ouimette, Paige ^a  

^a SYRACUSE VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional outcomes; Kidney transplantation; Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Quality of life; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350063480     PISSN: 15347656     EISSN: 10859373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534765609333782     Document Type: Article

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