American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 3 , Pages 387-390 , September 2008

Practicable Frequent Hemodialysis: A Proposal to Meet the Needs of Patients and the Requirements of Medicare

  • Melville H. Hodge, BSEE

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Melville H. Hodge, BSEE, 21238 Sarahills Dr, Saratoga, CA 95070

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 The author holds a bachelor of science in electrical engineering from Northwestern University and was a Sloan Fellow in Executive Management at Stanford Graduate School of Business. For the past 5 1/2 years he has been the home nocturnal hemodialysis “nurse” for his now 79-year-old wife, Jane.

PII: S0272-6386(08)00948-7

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.05.014

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 3 , Pages 387-390 , September 2008

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