Living kidney donors and their family caregivers: Developing an evidence-based educational and social support website

Progress in Transplantation

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 119-128

  Taylor, Laura A ^a   Bahreman, Nasreen ^a   Hayat, Matthew J ^a   Hoey, Frank ^a   Rajasekaran, Geetha ^a   Segev, Dorry L ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CAREGIVERS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERNET; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84862529665     PISSN: 15269248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7182/pit2012611     Document Type: Article

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