Computed tomographic scanning and diagnosis of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 502-504

  Brown, Edwina A ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENCAPSULATING PERITONEAL SCLEROSIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NAUSEA; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONEAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION; DIALYSIS; FIBROSIS; NOTE; RADIOGRAPHY;

HUMANS; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONEAL FIBROSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 74349088439     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: 17184304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080902900505     Document Type: Article

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