Editorial: KDIGO Hepatitis C Guideline: Implications for regional guideline development and implementation

Nephrology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 281-282

  Gallagher, Martin ^a   Langham, Robyn ^b   Craig, Jonathan ^c   Walker, Rowan ^d  

^a GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; KIDNEY DISEASE; NOTE;

HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; KIDNEY DISEASES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 65349118800     PISSN: 13205358     EISSN: 14401797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2009.01111.x     Document Type: Editorial

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