How to make peritoneal dialysis affordable in developing countries

Contributions to Nephrology

Volumn 163, Issue , 2009, Pages 243-249

  Abraham, Georgi ^a   Khanna, Pallavi ^a   Mathew, Milly ^a   Pushpkala, Poorna ^a   Mehrotra, Anurag ^a   Sairam, Aswin ^a   Mohamed Ali, Asik Ali ^a  

^a MADRAS MEDICAL MISSION HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; LEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; KIDNEY DISEASES; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 67651236620     PISSN: 03025144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000223805     Document Type: Article

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