Why less success of the peritoneal dialysis programmes in Europe?

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1478-1481

  Biesen, Wim Van ^a   Veys, Nic ^a   Lameire, Norbert ^a   Vanholder, Raymond ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Europe; Haemodialysis; Peritoneal dialysis; Survival

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMODIALYSIS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PATIENT CARE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EUROPE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 44449125066     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: 14602385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfn123     Document Type: Editorial

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