Viability of home peritoneal dialysis: Experience with 100 patients from an Arab population

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages

  Al Hilali, Nabieh ^a,c   Nampoory, Mangalathillam R N ^a   Ninan, Thomas V ^a   Ali, Jaber H ^a   Gawish, Alaa ^b   Johny, Kaivilayil V ^a,b  

^a MUBARAK AL KABEER HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^c NONE   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Arab population; Exit site infection; Home peritoneal dialysis; Peritonitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARAB; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL WELFARE; WELLBEING;

EID: 0346505371     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080302302s34     Document Type: Article

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