title: [Overview of hemodialysis: characteristics, indications and recent progress].
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kidney Center, Tokyo Women's Medical University.
authors.forename: Takumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nihei
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D012080:Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D019091:Critical Pathways; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D006437:Hemodialysis, Home; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008490:Medical Informatics; D028701:Patient Rights; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000941:ethics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends