Comparing health-related quality of life between haemodialysis patients and a community sample in the United Arab Emirates

Renal Society of Australasia Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 34-43

  Ayoub, Abdelbasit ^a   Nelson, Katherine ^b   Wood, Pamela ^c   Hijjazi, Kamal H ^d  

^a DHAHRAN HEALTH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d SIDRA MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Community sample; Haemodialysis; Health; Quality of life; Quality of life index; SF 36; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902078859     PISSN: 18323804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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