The relationship between optimism and life satisfaction for patients waiting or not waiting for renal transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 763-765

  Lin, M H ^a   Chiang, Y J ^a   Li, C L ^c   Liu, H E ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science School of Medicine   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SATISFACTION; TAIWAN;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RENAL DIALYSIS; TAIWAN; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 77955500867     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: 18732623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.03.030     Document Type: Conference Paper

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