Bridging the Gap: Mental Health inHemodialysis Patients

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  • Ana Farinha Unidade Local de Saúde da Arrábida, Setúbal, Portugal; Coordenadora do Grupo de Trabalho de Tratamento Médico Conservador da Sociedade Portuguesa de Nefrologia, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5402-7626

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.71749/pkj.101

Keywords:

Mental Disorders, Renal Dialysis/psychology

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30-06-2025

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Bridging the Gap: Mental Health inHemodialysis Patients. (2025). Portuguese Kidney Journal. https://doi.org/10.71749/pkj.101

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