This paper presents the results of a CAPD program, which provides care to an underpriviliged, inner-city population. Serious medical and psychosocial problems did not interfere with training and did not produce an unusually high drop-out rate. However, we encountered a high incidence of infection. The success of such a program demonstrates that traditional criteria for CAPD patient selection are not universally applicable.
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