Worldwide guidelines for the preparation and quality management of dialysis fluid and their implementation

Blood Purification

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 2-4

  Ward, Richard A ^a,b  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluid quality; Hemodialysis; Standards

Indexed keywords

DIALYSIS FLUID;

CONFERENCE PAPER; EUROPE; HEMODIALYSIS; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; STANDARDIZATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

HEMODIALYSIS SOLUTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY CONTROL; RENAL DIALYSIS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 68149166567     PISSN: 02535068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000213489     Document Type: Conference Paper

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