Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is one preferable outcome measure of medical interventions such as liver transplantation (LT). The aim of this study was to compare HRQoL of LT patients with that of the general population and to assess the employment status of LT patients. HRQoL was measured w
Health-related quality of life and psychological correlates in patients listed for liver transplantation
β Scribed by Jolie J. Gutteling; Robert A. de Man; Jan J. V. Busschbach; Anne-Sophie E. Darlington
- Book ID
- 107593736
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 228 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1936-0533
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