Initiation of dialysis.
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Patient awareness and initiation of peritoneal dialysis.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
سال: 1995
ISSN: 1046-6673,1533-3450
DOI: 10.1681/asn.v651319