Does automated peritoneal dialysis provide better outcomes than continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis?

Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 596-597

  Tang, Sydney C W ^a   Lai, Kar Neng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Automated peritoneal dialysis; Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis; End stage renal disease; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; DATA BASE; DIALYSIS; DIALYSIS CATHETER; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EMBASE; HERNIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 35548941475     PISSN: 17458323     EISSN: 17458331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpneph0616     Document Type: Note

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