American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 585-593 , October 2007

Prevalence and Predictors of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Hemodialysis Patients Following Hurricane Katrina

  • Amanda D. Hyre, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA
    • ,
  • Andrew J. Cohen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Nephrology, Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA
    • ,
  • Nancy Kutner, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
    • ,
  • Arnold B. Alper, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
    • ,
  • Paul Muntner, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA
    • Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
    • Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Paul Muntner, PhD, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1 Gustave L. Levy Pl, Box 1057, New York, NY 10029.

Received 2 May 2007 ,Accepted 17 July 2007.

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PII: S0272-6386(07)01042-6

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.07.013

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 50, Issue 4 , Pages 585-593 , October 2007

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