Quality of life in kidney donors

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1315-1319

  Mjoen G ^a   Stavem, K ^b,c   Westlie, L ^d   Midtvedt, K ^a   Fauchald, P ^a   Norby, G ^a   Holdaas, H ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d Østfold County Hospital   (Norway)

Author keywords

Kidney donor; quality of life; renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SHORT FORM 36;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 79958851296     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03517.x     Document Type: Article

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