The Artificial Kidney: What It Is, How It Works

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"Using a combination of text, diagrams, and humorous cartoon-style illustrations, this pamphlet provides a simple explanation of how the artificial kidney, based on the principle of dialysis, removes or adds substances to the blood and how it can take the place of destroyed kidneys and return patients to useful life" - from UNT Government Comics LibGuide

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[36] p. : ill.

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United States Kidney Disease Control Program May 1967.

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"Using a combination of text, diagrams, and humorous cartoon-style illustrations, this pamphlet provides a simple explanation of how the artificial kidney, based on the principle of dialysis, removes or adds substances to the blood and how it can take the place of destroyed kidneys and return patients to useful life" - from UNT Government Comics LibGuide

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[36] p. : ill.

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  • SuDoc Number: FS 2.2:K 54/967
  • OCLC: 14503217
  • UNT Catalog No.: b6877360 | View in Discover
  • Series Number: 1409
  • Accession or Local Control No: The_artifical_kidney
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc2015946

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  • May 1967

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United States Kidney Disease Control Program. The Artificial Kidney: What It Is, How It Works, pamphlet, May 1967; Washington, D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2015946/: accessed May 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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