Lived realities of symptom burden among haemodialysis patients: a phenomenological study from rural Pakistan.

Akhtar T, Pienaar AJ, Asmat K, Sikander S

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-106937
Published: 2025 Nov 13
Container: BMJ open
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-106937,
  title = {Lived realities of symptom burden among haemodialysis patients: a phenomenological study from rural Pakistan.},
  author = {Akhtar T and Pienaar AJ and Asmat K and Sikander S},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {BMJ open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2025-106937},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-106937}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Lived realities of symptom burden among haemodialysis patients: a phenomenological study from rural Pakistan.
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AU  - Pienaar AJ
AU  - Asmat K
AU  - Sikander S
PY  - 2025
JO  - BMJ open
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-106937
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T, A., AJ, P., K, A., & S, S. (2025). Lived realities of symptom burden among haemodialysis patients: a phenomenological study from rural Pakistan.. BMJ open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-106937

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