Early start to peritoneal dialysis: To start or not to start?

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 386-389

  Gokal, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; NITROGEN; UREA;

CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE CLEARANCE; EDITORIAL; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0033786059     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080002000403     Document Type: Editorial

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