Quality of life of dialysis patients in Malaysia

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 540-546

  Liu, Wen Jiun ^a   Chew, T F ^b   Chiu, A S F ^b   Zaki, M ^b  

^a HOSPITAL SULTANAH AMINAH   (Malaysia)

^b HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis; Haemodialysis; Quality of life; Renal registry

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGISTRIES; RENAL DIALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 34147139961     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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