Quality of life of Greek patients with end stage renal disease undergoing haemodialysis

Journal of Renal Care

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 126-132

  Kastrouni, Maria ^a   Sarantopoulou, Eleni ^b   Aperis, Georgios ^a   Alivanis, Polichronis ^a  

^a General Hospital of Rhodes   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Haemodialysis; Quality of life; SF 36 Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RENAL DIALYSIS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955295993     PISSN: 17556678     EISSN: 17556686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-6686.2010.00187.x     Document Type: Article

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