Using water wisely: New, affordable, and essential water conservation practices for facility and home hemodialysis

Hemodialysis International

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-37

  Agar, John W M ^a   Simmonds, Rosemary E ^a   Knight, Richard ^a   Somerville, Christine A ^a  

^a GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Hemodialysis; Recycle; Reject water; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HOME DIALYSIS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DROUGHTS; HEMODIALYSIS, HOME; HUMANS; RENAL DIALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 59249102358     PISSN: 14927535     EISSN: 15424758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2009.00332.x     Document Type: Article

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