Reduction in corticosteroids is associated with better health-related quality of life after liver transplantation

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 214, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 164-173

  Zaydfudim, Victor ^a   Feurer, Irene D ^a,b   Landman, Matthew P ^a   Moore, Derek E ^a   Wright, J Kelly ^a   Pinson, C Wright ^a  

^a Vanderbilt University Transplant Center   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

BAI; Beck Anxiety Inventory; Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; CES D; HCV; health related quality of life; hepatitis C virus; HRQOL; MCS; mental component summary; PCS; physical component summary; SF 36; Short Form 36 Health Survey

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADULT; ANXIETY; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; DEPRESSION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; OBSTRUCTIVE BILE DUCT DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SHORT FORM 36;

EID: 84856080111     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.10.006     Document Type: Article

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