Australia: Remote Indigenous Peritoneal Dialysis Patients Have Higher Risk Of Peritonitis, ...

Australia: Remote Indigenous Peritoneal Dialysis Patients Have Higher Risk Of Peritonitis, Technique Failure, All-Cause And Peritonitis-Related Mortality Wai H. Lim, Neil Boudville, Stephen P. McDonald, Gillian Gorham, David W. Johnson, and Matthew Jose, 2011   Background. The number of indigenous patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) is increasing in Australia, reflecting a similar trend in other countries. Because many indigenous patients live in remote areas, peritoneal dialysis...

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