Improving the outcome of dialysis - Opionion vs scientific evidence

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1310-1316

  Ledebo, Ingrid ^a   Lameire, Norbert ^b   Charra, Bernard ^c   Locatelli, Francesco ^d   Kooistra, Menno ^e   Kessler, Michèle ^f   Jacobs, Claude ^g  

^a Gambro AB   (Sweden)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c Centre de Rein Artificiel de Tassin   (France)

^d A MANZONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e Dianet Dialysis Centers   (Netherlands)

^f CHU NANCY BRABOIS   (France)

^g PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Biocompatible membranes; Daily dialysis; Dialysis dose; High flux membranes; Home dialysis; Self care dialysis; Treatment time

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CLEARANCE; DIALYSIS MEMBRANE; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEMODIALYSIS; HOME DIALYSIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CARE; SPAIN; SYMPOSIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033824757     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/15.9.1310     Document Type: Editorial

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