Neuromuscular disease in the dialysis patient: An update for the nephrologist

Seminars in Dialysis

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 267-278

  Krishnan, Arun V ^a   Pussell, Bruce A ^b,c   Kiernan, Matthew C ^a  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; HEALTH; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MORBIDITY; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 67649598427     PISSN: 08940959     EISSN: 1525139X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-139X.2008.00555.x     Document Type: Review

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