Quality of life and psychosocial functioning of spouse/partner caregivers before and after liver transplantation
โ Scribed by James R. Rodrigue; Noelle Dimitri; Amanda Reed; Timothy Antonellis; Douglas W. Hanto; Michael Curry
- Book ID
- 110890346
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 349 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0902-0063
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