Predicting adherence to health care recommendations using health promotion behaviours in kidney transplant recipients within 1-5years post-transplant

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 23-24, 2011, Pages 3313-3321

  Lin, Su Yueh ^a   Fetzer, Susan J ^b   Lee, Po Chang ^a   Chen, Ching Huey ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adherence; Health promotion behaviour; Kidney transplant

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN;

EID: 81155134028     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03757.x     Document Type: Article

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