End-stage renal disease and peritoneal dialysis in Bulgaria

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 512-517

  Vazelov, Evgueniy S ^a   Krivoshiev, Stefan G ^a   Antonov, Simeon A ^a   Lazarov, Georgi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ALEXANDROVSKA   (Bulgaria)

^b Ministry of Health Sofia   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITRIOL; DIALYSIS FLUID; ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY; BODY SURFACE; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; DRUG COST; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LABORATORY TEST; LIVING DONOR; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEPHROLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PERITONEAL CATHETER; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 9444275903     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080402400606     Document Type: Article

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