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After the introduction of the permanent arteriovenous shunt in 1960 by Scribner and his associates.1 maintenance hemodialysis became a practical possibility for the long-term care of patients with terminal renal disease. Since then, many investigators have reported behavioral and psychologic observations in such patients2-12 and have formed hypotheses based on their observations.
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Reichsman, F., Levy, N.B. (1977). Problems in Adaptation to Maintenance Hemodialysis. In: Moos, R.H. (eds) Coping with Physical Illness. Current Topics in Mental Health. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2256-6_21
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