Chronic Renal Failure in Thai Children: Etiology, Cost, and Outcome

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 894-901

  Sumboonnanonda, Achra ^a   Thirakhupt, Prapaipim ^b   Kingwatanakul, Pornchai ^c   Vongjirad, Arun ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b PHRAMONGKUTKLAO HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^c KING CHULALONGKORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Chronic Dialysis; Chronic Renal Failure; Kidney Transplant

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034242154     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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