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From dialysis to basic paediatric nephrology: an unorthodox project applied in Yerevan, Armenia
E Leumann1, J P Bernhardt, A Babloyan
1University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.
Pediatric Nephrology (Berlin, Germany)
|April 1, 1994
Abstract:
Following the earthquake in December 1988, a long-term project was developed: starting from haemodialysis, it was extended to basic nephrology and urology, with a programme for schooling and psychosocial care. Medical training had first priority. The programme relied on robust and often second-hand equipment and voluntary work. The approach chosen (an inverse help programme, from sophisticated to basic medicine) strongly stimulated motivation and proved to be practicable.