Mental health affects the quality of life and recovery after liver transplantation
โ Scribed by Miller, Lisa Renee; Paulson, Daniel; Eshelman, Anne; Bugenski, Mary; Brown, Kimberly A.; Moonka, Dilip; Abouljoud, Marwan
- Book ID
- 124083256
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 173 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1527-6465
- DOI
- 10.1002/lt.23728
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