Peritoneal dialysis in the developing world: Recommendations from a symposium at the ISPD meeting 2008

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 618-622

  Finkelstein, Fredric O ^a   Abu Aisha, Hasan ^a   Najafi, Iraj ^a   Lo, Wai Kei ^a   Abraham, Georgi ^a   Pecoits Filho, Roberto ^a   Süleymanlar, Gültekin ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COST CONTROL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FAR EAST; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MIDDLE EAST; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SURVIVAL RATE; SYMPOSIUM;

EID: 77957559674     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: 17184304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080902900605     Document Type: Article

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