Where do we go from here - The future of nephrology in South Africa

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 591-594

  Van Zyl Smit, Roal ^a   Pascoe, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; DIALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; NEPHROLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT SURVEY; SOUTH AFRICA; STAFF TRAINING;

FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RESEARCH; SOUTH AFRICA; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 0030849262     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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