Hemodialysis in the treatment of acute renal failure in tropical Africa: A 20-year review at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra

Renal Failure

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 517-524

  Mate Kole, M O ^a   Yeboah, E D ^a   Affram, R K ^a   Ofori Adjei, D ^a   Adu, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 0029945386     PISSN: 0886022X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08860229609052823     Document Type: Conference Paper

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