Stable flexibility: The secret for a successful daily dialysis program. A focus group

NDT Plus

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 196-198

  Piccoli, Giorgina Barbara ^a   Consiglio, Valentina ^a   Vigotti, Federica Neve ^b   Deagostini, Maria Chiara ^a   Scarpa, Roberto Mario ^a,b  

^a Unit of Nephrology   (Italy)

^b ASOU Molinette ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

daily haemodialysis; focus groups; patient physician relationship; quality of care; quality of life

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; WELLBEING;

EID: 77955931024     PISSN: 17530784     EISSN: 17530792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndtplus/sfp174     Document Type: Letter

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