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Sleep Disorders and Quality of Life in Patients After Kidney Transplantation

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Sleep and Quality of Life in Clinical Medicine

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There has been an increasing interest in sleep problems of patients after organ transplantation. Despite the high prevalence of sleep disorders and the potential impact on both health-related quality of life and on morbidity and mortality, there is still a paucity of published data in the transplanted population. We aim to review here the few studies that address these issues in the kidney-transplanted population.

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Molnar, M.Z., Mucsi, I., Novak, M. (2008). Sleep Disorders and Quality of Life in Patients After Kidney Transplantation. In: Verster, J.C., Pandi-Perumal, S.R., Streiner, D.L. (eds) Sleep and Quality of Life in Clinical Medicine. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-343-5_42

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