Managing acute kidney injury in a child with improvised peritoneal dialysis in Kano, Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Basic and Clinical Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 84-86

  Obiagwu, Patience N ^a   Gwarzo, Garba D ^a   Akhiwu, Helen ^a   Wada, Aminu ^a  

^a AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Acute kidney injury; improvised peritoneal dialysis; paediatrics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879948811     PISSN: 03318540     EISSN: 24889288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0331-8540.108472     Document Type: Article

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