Gender-specific differences in dialysis quality (Kt/V): 'big men' are at risk of inadequate haemodialysis treatment

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 147-153

  Kuhlmann, Martin K ^a,b   König, Jochem ^b   Riegel, Werner ^a   Köhler, Hans ^a  

^a Nephrologie ^*  (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adequacy; DOQI guidelines; Haemodialysis; Kt V; Residual renal function; Urea distribution volume

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SURFACE AREA; FEMALE; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; UREA;

EID: 0345040222     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/14.1.147     Document Type: Article

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