title: Why support groups provide help and hope.
authors.affiliation: Renal Support Network, Glendale, Calif, USA.
authors.forename: Lori
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hartwell
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000523:psychology*; D011209:Power, Psychological; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000523:psychology*; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D012944:Social Support