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Beyond KT/V: Redefining adequacy of dialysis in the 21st century

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Oreopoulos, D.G. Beyond KT/V: Redefining adequacy of dialysis in the 21st century. Int Urol Nephrol 34, 393–403 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024426003688

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