Does provision of a higher Kt/Vurea make a difference? A hemodialysis controversial issue

Hemodialysis International

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 153-158

  Abbas, Tarek M ^a   Sheashaa, Hussein A ^a   Saad, Mohamed A ^b   Sobh, Mohamed A ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Neurophysiology; Urea kinetic

Indexed keywords

UREA;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; AGED; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; KINETICS; LABORATORY TEST; LEG MUSCLE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; MUSCLE POTENTIAL; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; RENAL DIALYSIS; UREA;

EID: 21644460437     PISSN: 14927535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1492-7535.2005.01126.x     Document Type: Article

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