Quality of life and psychosocial functioning of spouse/partner caregivers before and after liver transplantation

Clinical Transplantation

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 239-247

  Rodrigue, James R ^a   Dimitri, Noelle ^a   Reed, Amanda ^a   Antonellis, Timothy ^a   Hanto, Douglas W ^a   Curry, Michael ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Liver transplantation; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MOOD DISORDER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPOUSE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79953301145     PISSN: 09020063     EISSN: 13990012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2010.01224.x     Document Type: Article

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