Referral pattern of hemodialysis patients to nephrologists

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 671-674

  Anees, Muhammad ^a   Mumtaz, Asim ^a,b   Nazir, Muhammad ^a   Ibrahim, Muhammad ^a,c   Rizwan, Shaikh Muhammad ^a,d   Kausar, Tahira ^a,d  

^a KING EDWARD MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^c MAYO HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^d Shalamar Hospital   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Hemodialysis; Late referral; Nephrologists

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149358539     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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