The organization of the European renal disaster relief task force

Renal Failure

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 665-671

  Lameire, N ^a   Vanholder, R ^b   Clement, J ^b   Hoste, E ^b   Van Waeleghem, J P ^b   Larno, L ^b   Lambert, M C ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CALCIUM SALT; GLUCOSE; MANNITOL; POLYSTYRENESULFONATE SODIUM; SORBITOL;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIALYSIS; DISASTER; EARTHQUAKE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030804589     PISSN: 0886022X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08860229709109032     Document Type: Conference Paper

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