Role of observational studies versus clinical trials in ESRD research

Kidney International, Supplement

Volumn 57, Issue 74, 2000, Pages

  Port, Friedrich K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; PHOSPHATE;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERPHOSPHATEMIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DIET;

EID: 0003170898     PISSN: 00986577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2000.07402.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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