American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 471-476 , March 2007

Thirty-Five Years of Hemodialysis: Two Case Reports as a Tribute to Nils Alwall

  • Jan Kurkus, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Lund University Hospital, Lund
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Jan Kurkus, Department of Nephrology, Lund University Hospital, SE-221 85 Lund, Sweden.
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  • Marie Nykvist, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Malmö University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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  • Birger Lindergård, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Lund University Hospital, Lund
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  • Mårten Segelmark, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Lund University Hospital, Lund

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PII: S0272-6386(07)00121-7

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.01.022

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 471-476 , March 2007

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