Dialysis rationing in South Africa: A global message

Kidney International

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 982-984

  Dirks, J H ^a,d,e   Levin, N W ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c RENAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Gairdner Foundation   (Canada)

^e Massey College   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LONG TERM CARE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA; VASCULAR DISEASE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33748413625     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5001798     Document Type: Note

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