Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 255-258 , March 2004

The SF-36 instrument for the follow-up of health-related quality-of-life assessment of patients undergoing home parenteral nutrition for benign disease

  • L Pironi

      Affiliations

    • Intestinal Failure Centre (L.P., F.P., G.S., C.M., M.G.), Bologna, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Loris Pironi, MD, Intestinal Failure Centre, Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi, Via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
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  • F Paganelli

      Affiliations

    • Intestinal Failure Centre (L.P., F.P., G.S., C.M., M.G.), Bologna, Italy
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  • P Mosconi

      Affiliations

    • Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri” (P.M.), Bologna, Italy
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  • A.M Morselli-Labate

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology (A M.M.L., M.M.), Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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  • G Spinucci

      Affiliations

    • Intestinal Failure Centre (L.P., F.P., G.S., C.M., M.G.), Bologna, Italy
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  • C Merli

      Affiliations

    • Intestinal Failure Centre (L.P., F.P., G.S., C.M., M.G.), Bologna, Italy
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  • M Guidetti

      Affiliations

    • Intestinal Failure Centre (L.P., F.P., G.S., C.M., M.G.), Bologna, Italy
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  • M Miglioli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology (A M.M.L., M.M.), Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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PII: S0041-1345(03)01319-8

doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2003.12.008

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 255-258 , March 2004

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