Provision and quality of dialysis services in Libya

Hemodialysis International

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 444-452

  Alashek, Wiam A ^a   McIntyre, Christopher W ^a,b   Taal, Maarten W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b DERBY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dialysis capacity; Hemodialysis; Infection control; Libya; Staffing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE; PATIENT MONITORING; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REGISTER; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LIBYA; MALE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 80054900330     PISSN: 14927535     EISSN: 15424758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2011.00588.x     Document Type: Article

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