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Understanding kidney transplant patients' treatment choices: The interaction of emotion with medical and social influences on risk preferences
Publication date: April 2016 Source:Social Science & Medicine, Volume 155 Author(s): Jean Harrington, Myfanwy Morgan Following renal transplantation patients experience on-going immunosuppressant medication to reduce the risk of graft rejection. Over the long term the side effects of immunosuppressive drugs may affect graft survival and significantly increase risks of cancers, stroke and cardiovascular disease. To reduce these risks research is underway to develop a biomarker test to identify those patients who are likely to be ‘tolerant’ to their graft and therefore able to reduce immunosuppression. Biomar...
Source: Social Science and Medicine - March 15, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Understanding kidney transplant patients’ treatment choices: the interaction of emotion with medical and social influences on risk preferences
Publication date: Available online 18 February 2016 Source:Social Science & Medicine Author(s): Jean Harrington, Myfanwy Morgan Following renal transplantation patients experience on-going immunosuppressant medication to reduce the risk of graft rejection. Over the long term the side effects of immunosuppressive drugs may affect graft survival and significantly increase risks of cancers, stroke and cardiovascular disease. To reduce these risks research is underway to develop a biomarker test to identify those patients who are likely to be ‘tolerant’ to their graft and therefore able to reduce immunosuppress...
Source: Social Science and Medicine - February 19, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research