Care and outcomes of end-stage kidney disease patients in times of armed conflict: Recommendations for action

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 281-288

  Isreb, Majd A ^a   Oussama Rifai, A ^a   Murad, Lina B ^a   Al Makki, Akram ^a   Al Saghir, Fahd ^a   Sekkarie, Mohamed A ^a  

^a Syrian American Medical Society   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict; Hemodialysis; Kidney transplant; Peritoneal dialysis; War

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; END STAGE RENAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MEDLINE; MORTALITY RATE; PATIENT CARE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; WAR; ADVERSE EFFECTS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEMODIALYSIS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ARMED CONFLICTS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; RENAL DIALYSIS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84965078676     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/CN108795     Document Type: Article

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