Measuring and improving the health status of end stage renal disease patients

Health Care Financing Review

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 77-82

  Rettig, Richard A ^a   Sadler, John H ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICARE; REVIEW;

HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE (U.S.); KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL DIALYSIS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030707491     PISSN: 01958631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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