A down syndrome patient treated by peritoneal dialysis

Nephron

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 484-486

  Hausmann, Michael J ^a,c   Landau, Daniel ^b  

^a Department of Nephrology and ^*  (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Hepatitis; Hypothyroidism; Peritoneal dialysis; Posterior urethral valve; Renal failure; Thyreoglobulin antibodies; Thyroid peroxidase

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE COURSE; DOWN SYNDROME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA; URETHRA VALVE;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY; URETHRA;

EID: 0036424569     PISSN: 00282766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000063317     Document Type: Article

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