Renal replacement therapy in Nepal

Hemodialysis International

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 383-386

  Hirachan, Padam ^a   Kharel, Tirtha ^a   Shah, Dibya S ^b   Ball, John ^a  

^a ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

Author keywords

End stage renal disease; Hemodialysis; Peritoneal dialysis; Renal replacement therapy; Renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIALYSIS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MACHINE; NEPAL; PATIENT CARE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RURAL POPULATION; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; NEPAL; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; RENAL DIALYSIS; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 77958597121     PISSN: 14927535     EISSN: 15424758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2010.00474.x     Document Type: Article

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