A Better Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients With Viral Hepatitis: Is it a Reality?

Eghlim Nemati; Mohsen Motalebi

doi:10.5812/hepatmon.15525

A Better Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients With Viral Hepatitis: Is it a Reality?

authors:

Eghlim Nemati ¹ , Mohsen Motalebi ^{1
, *}

1 Nephrology and Urology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran

Hepatitis Monthly: Vol.13, issue 11; e15525

published online: November 30, 2013

article type: Letter

received: October 22, 2013

accepted: October 25, 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.15525

how to cite: Nemati E, Motalebi M. A Better Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients With Viral Hepatitis: Is it a Reality?. Hepat Mon. 2013;13(11):e15525. https://doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.15525.

Keywords

Quality of Life Hepatitis Renal Dialysis

Acknowledgements

Footnotes

Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education:This letter to editor may help researcher for knowing the reasons of the better quality of life in HD patients with viral hepatitis.
Authors’ Contribution:Study concept and design: mohsen motalebi, Acquisition of data: none, Analysis and interpretation of data: none, Drafting of the manuscript: eghlim nemati, mohsen motalebi, Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: eghlim nemati, mohsen motalebi, Statistical analysis: none, Administrative, technical, and material support: eghlim nemati, mohsen motalebi, Study supervision: eghlim nemati.
Financial Disclosure:There is no financial disclosure since five years ago at all about this letter and relevant article.
Funding/Support:This article supported in Nephrology and Urology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.

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