Hemodialysis (cont.)
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 Resources: Organizations That Can HelpAmerican Association of Kidney Patients American Kidney Fund Life Options Rehabilitation Program c/o Medical Education Institute, Inc. National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Additional Reading If you would like to learn more about kidney failure and its treatment, you may be interested in reading AAKP Patient Plan Getting the Most From Your Treatment series Medicare Coverage of Kidney Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Services You Can Live: Your Guide for Living with Kidney Failure Newsletters and Magazines Family Focus Newsletter (published quarterly) For Patients Only (published six times a year) Renalife (published quarterly) SOURCE: National Kidney and Urologic diseases Information Clearinghouse, National Institutes of Health Last Editorial Review: 12/27/2007 |
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