title: Historical overview of renal failure therapy--a homage to Nils Alwall.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Rostock, Wilhelm-Pieck-University, GDR.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Klinkmann
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000266:history* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000266:history* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013548:Sweden