Extended dosing of darbepoetin alfa in peritoneal dialysis patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Anemia is common among peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients, and most patients require erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESA) to maintain their hemoglobin concentrations within current guideline recommendations. Darbepoetin alfa is an...

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Main Authors: Bridges Ian, Rottembourg Jacques B, McMahon Lawrence P, De Meester Johan MJ, Feriani Mariano, Farouk Mourad, Pronai Wolfgang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-03-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2369/12/13