Dialysis in Malaysia

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 513-515

  Hooi, Lai Seong ^a,b  

^a Department of Medicine ^*  (Malaysia)

^b HOSPITAL SULTANAH AMINAH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIALYSIS; EDITORIAL; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALAYSIA; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALAYSIA; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 34147168190     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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