What factors contribute to differences in the practice of peritoneal dialysis between Asian countries and the west?

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 249-257

  Lo, Wai Kei ^a  

^a TUNG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Asia; Practice of peritoneal dialysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEPHROLOGY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVAL RATE; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

ASIA; CULTURE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; NORTH AMERICA; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 0036105904     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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