Liver Transplantation for Quality as well as Quantity of Life

Kamran B Lankarani

doi:10.5812/hepatmon.14890

Liver Transplantation for Quality as well as Quantity of Life

authors:

avatar Kamran B Lankarani ^{1
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1 Health Policy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran

Hepatitis Monthly: Vol.13, issue 10; e14890

published online: October 1, 2013

article type: Editorial

received: September 16, 2013

accepted: September 17, 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.14890

how to cite: B Lankarani K. Liver Transplantation for Quality as well as Quantity of Life. Hepat Mon. 2013;13(10):e14890. https://doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.14890.

Keywords

Liver Transplantation Quality of Life Patient Care

Acknowledgements

Footnotes

Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education:Monitoring of quality of life after liver transplantation is a step toward patient centered care, but unfortunately a comprehensive and scientific instrument for this evaluation is not yet available. Background medical and mental condition of patients as well as social and economic support of the patients should be considered for developing this instrument.
Authors’ ContributionKamran B Lankarani is the only author of this article.
Financial Disclosure:None declared.
Funding/Support:None declared.

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