Body size, not sex, is responsible for differences in type of dialysis [11]

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 160, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 818-819

  Florakas, Christine ^a   Godwin, Marshall ^a   Morton, Ross ^a   Wilson, Ruth ^a   Toffelmire, Edwin ^a  

^a Department of Family Medicine ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; GENDER; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033596891     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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