Psychosocial assessment prior to pediatric transplantation: A review and summary of key considerations

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 565-574

  Annunziato, Rachel A ^a,b   Fisher, Mina K ^c   Jerson, Bradley ^a   Bochkanova, Anna ^a   Shaw, Richard J ^c  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

outcome; pediatric transplantation; psychosocial assessment

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRANSPLANTATION;

CHILD; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 77954499385     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: 13993046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2010.01353.x     Document Type: Review

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