Renal replacement therapy in the developing world: Are we on the right track, or should there be a new paradigm?

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1635-1636

  Correa Rotter, Ricardo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIALYSIS; EDITORIAL; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION; HEALTH CARE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEXICO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

EID: 34249902287     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2007040447     Document Type: Editorial

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