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Optimizing automated peritoneal dialysis: increasing nightly dialysate flow vs adding a manual daytime exchange

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boxed-textDemetriou D et al. (2006) Adequacy of automated peritoneal dialysis with and without manual daytime exchange: a randomized controlled trial. Kidney Int 70: 1649–1655

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  1. Department of Nephrology, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Princes Road, Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 7LN, UK simondavies1@compuserve.com

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  1. SJ Davies is a Consultant Nephrologist at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, and Professor of Nephrology and Dialysis Medicine in the Institute for Science and Technology in Medicine at Keele University, Keele, UK.,

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