Learning about the practice of peritoneal dialysis

Kidney International

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-14

  Golper, Thomas A ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HOME DIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NOTE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67449116893     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ki.2009.65     Document Type: Note

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