POST Insertion Catheter Care in Peritoneal Dialysis centres across Europe: Results of the post insertion project of the research board

EDTNA-ERCA Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 42-47

  Castro, M J ^a   Vijt, Denise ^b   Endall, G ^c   Elseviers, M ^d   Lindley, E ^e  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^e ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Peritoneal Catheter; Peritoneal Dialysis; Post insertion catheter care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 1942531268     PISSN: 1019083X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-6686.2004.tb00330.x     Document Type: Article

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