PHD®: The technological solution for daily haemodialysis?

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-23

  Twardowski, Zbylut J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Daily haemodialysis; Haemodialysis machine; Home haemodialysis

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BICARBONATE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; DIALYSIS FLUID; GLUCOSE; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY; BACKACHE; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIALYSATE; EDITORIAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEADACHE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEMODIALYSIS; HOME DIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MUSCLE CRAMP; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SAFETY; SANITATION; TECHNIQUE; DISINFECTION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

CLINICAL TRIALS; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEMODIALYSIS, HOME; HUMANS; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 0037234560     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/18.1.19     Document Type: Editorial

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