The Economic Barriers to the Increased Adoption of Peritoneal Dialysis

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A number of studies have argued that peritoneal dialysis has the potential to benefit end stage renal disease patients medically as well as being more cost effective compared to hemodialysis. The treatment is considered from an economic perspective, looking at how and why it has not become more popular. Three sources are cited in the bibliography of this six page paper.