Effect of dialyzer reuse on survival of patients treated with hemodialysis

JAMA

Volumn 276, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 620-625

  Feldman, Harold I ^a,c   Kinosian, Monica ^a,c   Bilker, Warren B ^a   Simmons, Christopher ^a   Holmes, John H ^a   Pauly, Mark V ^b,c   Escarce, José J ^a,c,d  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; PERACETIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029818258     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.276.8.620     Document Type: Article

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