Psychosocial Evaluation Matters

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Medical Center Pittsburgh PA Department of Psychology, Epidemiology, Biostatistics University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA Department of Acute and Tertiary Care Nursing University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA Clinical and Translational Science Institute University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA.

Editorial

Mary Amanda Dew et al. Liver Transpl. 2021 May.

. 2021 May;27(5):619-621.

doi: 10.1002/lt.25992.

¹ Department of Psychiatry University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Medical Center Pittsburgh PA Department of Psychology, Epidemiology, Biostatistics University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA Department of Acute and Tertiary Care Nursing University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA Clinical and Translational Science Institute University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA.

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Comment on

The Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant Is Associated With Outcomes Before and After Liver Transplantation.
Deutsch-Link S, Weinberg EM, Bittermann T, McDougal M, Dhariwal A, Jones LS, Weinrieb RM, Banerjee AG, Addis S, Serper M. Deutsch-Link S, et al. Liver Transpl. 2021 May;27(5):652-667. doi: 10.1002/lt.25975. Liver Transpl. 2021. PMID: 33320417 Free PMC article.

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