Experiences and barriers to Health-Related Quality of Life following liver transplantation: A qualitative analysis of the perspectives of pediatric patients and their parents

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 8, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Nicholas, David B ^a,b   Otley, Anthony R ^c   Taylor, Rachel ^d   Dhawan, Anil ^e   Gilmour, Susan ^f   Ng, Vicky L ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^g HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PARENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FRIEND; HEALTH SURVEY; INTERVIEW; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PARENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 78650335096     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-8-150     Document Type: Article

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