Health-related quality of life after liver transplantation: The experience from a single Chinese center

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases International

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 262-266

  Wang, Gen Shu ^a   Yang, Yang ^a   Li, Hua ^a   Jiang, Nan ^a   Fu, Bin Sheng ^a   Jin, Hai ^a   Yang, Jian Xu ^a   Chen, Gui Hua ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Benign end stage liver disease; Health related quality of life; Liver transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 84861990700     PISSN: 14993872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1499-3872(12)60158-1     Document Type: Article

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