Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment Among Elderly Chinese Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
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Renal Unit, Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China. Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Ms. Janet So Ching Li, Renal Unit, Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 30 Gascoigne Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China. Fax: (+852) 2388-5389; E-mail: [email protected] Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment Among Elderly Chinese Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
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تاریخ انتشار 2009