[The subjective element in transplantation medicine. The importance of psychosocial indicators in transplantation and their effect on the quality of life].
The importance of psychosocial indicators for the course and the evaluation of organ transplantation is being more and more recognized. The following paper tries to point out what should be, at the present, the "state of the art" in psychosocial evaluation and quality of life measurement in organ transplantation.
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Klinik für Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik, Universitätsklinikum Essen.
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D006801:Humans; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000523:psychology*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011611:Psychosomatic Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D011788:Quality of Life