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The effect of home-care availability on the use of peritoneal dialysis in elderly patients

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boxed-textOliver MJ et al. (2007) Home care assistance and the utilization of peritoneal dialysis. Kidney Int 71: 673–678

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  1. Toronto Western Hospital, Division of Nephrology, 399 Bathurst Street, 8E Room 408, Toronto, ON, M5T 2S8, Canada dgo@teleglobal.ca

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