Pediatric health-related quality of life after intestinal transplantation

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 849-854

  Ngo, K D ^a   Farmer, D G ^a   McDiarmid, S V ^a   Artavia, K ^a   Ament, M E ^a   Vargas, J ^a   Busuttil, R W ^a   Colangelo, J ^a   Esmailian, Y ^a   Gordon Burroughs, S ^a   Duffy, J ^a   Venick, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

intestinal transplant; paediatrics; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTESTINE GRAFT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MALE; PARENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-ASSESSMENT;

EID: 82155185344     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: 13993046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2011.01590.x     Document Type: Article

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