The quality of dialysis water

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 7, 2003, Pages

  Pontoriero, Giuseppe ^a   Pozzoni, Pietro ^a   Andrulli, Simeone ^a   Locatelli, Francesco ^a  

^a A MANZONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dialysis fluids; End stage renal disease; Haemodialysis; On line fluids; Quality assurance; Water

Indexed keywords

DIALYSIS FLUID; ENDOTOXIN; HEMODIALYSIS FLUID; WATER;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHEMISTRY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

DIALYSIS SOLUTIONS; HUMANS; WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 0041382415     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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