Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 27, Issue 3 , Pages 226-240 , March 2004

Development of a symptom assessment instrument for chronic hemodialysis patients: the dialysis symptom index

,Accepted 14 July 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2003.07.004

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 27, Issue 3 , Pages 226-240 , March 2004

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