Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 57, Issue 1 , Pages 5-10 , July 2004

Neurocognitive function and quality of life in relation to hematocrit levels in chronic hemodialysis patients

  • Sun-Young Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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  • Heon-Jeong Lee

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +82-2-920-5815; fax: +82-2-927-2836
    • Department of Psychiatry, Korea University College of Medicine, 5 Anam-Dong Sungbuk-Gu, Seoul, 136-705, Republic of Korea
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  • Yong-Ku Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Korea University College of Medicine, 5 Anam-Dong Sungbuk-Gu, Seoul, 136-705, Republic of Korea
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  • Seung-Hyun Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Korea University College of Medicine, 5 Anam-Dong Sungbuk-Gu, Seoul, 136-705, Republic of Korea
  • ,
  • Leen Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Korea University College of Medicine, 5 Anam-Dong Sungbuk-Gu, Seoul, 136-705, Republic of Korea
  • ,
  • Min Soo Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Korea University College of Medicine, 5 Anam-Dong Sungbuk-Gu, Seoul, 136-705, Republic of Korea
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  • Sook-Haeng Joe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Korea University College of Medicine, 5 Anam-Dong Sungbuk-Gu, Seoul, 136-705, Republic of Korea
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  • In-Kwa Jung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Korea University College of Medicine, 5 Anam-Dong Sungbuk-Gu, Seoul, 136-705, Republic of Korea
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  • Kwang-Yoon Suh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Korea University College of Medicine, 5 Anam-Dong Sungbuk-Gu, Seoul, 136-705, Republic of Korea
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  • Hyung-Kyu Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Received 24 December 2002 ,Accepted 22 July 2003.

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PII: S0022-3999(03)00528-2

doi: 10.1016/S0022-3999(03)00528-2

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 57, Issue 1 , Pages 5-10 , July 2004