The Relation between Perceived Social Support and Anxiety in Patients under Hemodialysis.
Journal Title: Electronic Physician - Year 2016, Vol 8, Issue 3
Abstract
The increase in the number of patients under hemodialysis treatment is a universal problem. With regard to the fact that there have been few social-psychological studies conducted on patients under hemodialysis treatment, the current study was conducted to investigate anxiety and perceived social support and the relation between them among these patients.
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Elham Davaridolatabadi, Gholamhossein Abdeyazdan
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