Does experience with PD matter?

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 256-261

  Piraino, Beth ^a   Minev, Evgueni ^a   Bernardini, Judith ^a   Bender, Filitsa H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

BACTEREMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORTALITY; NOTE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; TECHNIQUE FAILURE; TRAINING; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 67649365645     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080902900305     Document Type: Note

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