The initiation of renal-replacement therapy - Just-in-time delivery

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 363, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 678-680

  Lameire, Norbert ^a   Van Biesen, Wim ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SURFACE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MUSCLE MASS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SURVIVAL TIME; UREMIA; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; TIME;

GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; RENAL DIALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; UREMIA;

EID: 77956638280     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe1006669     Document Type: Editorial

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