American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 594-601 , October 2007

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Hemodialysis Patients

  • Sefik Tagay, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Sefik Tagay, MD, University of Duisburg-Essen, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Virchowstr 174, 45147 Essen, Germany.
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  • Andreas Kribben, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
    • ,
  • Alexander Hohenstein, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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  • Ricarda Mewes, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
    • ,
  • Wolfgang Senf, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

Received 25 January 2007 ,Accepted 15 June 2007.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.06.018 on August 16, 2007.

PII: S0272-6386(07)00951-1

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.06.018

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 594-601 , October 2007

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