Success of the peritoneal dialysis programme in Hong Kong

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1475-1478

  Li, Philip Kam Tao ^a   Szeto, Cheuk Chun ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Connectology; Peritoneal dialysis; Peritonitis; Survival

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; EDITORIAL; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HONG KONG; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY; PERITONITIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 43649104128     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: 14602385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfn068     Document Type: Editorial

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