Considering adult living donor liver transplantation: A qualitative study of patients and their potential donors

Psychology and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 751-766

  McGregor, Lesley M ^a   Swanson, Vivien ^a   Hayes, Peter C ^b   Forsythe, John R ^b   O'Carroll, Ronan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Liver transplantation; Living donors; Qualitative research; Transplant recipients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; SCOTLAND; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 77954296357     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440902822921     Document Type: Article

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