Assessing health and quality of life outcomes in dialysis: A report on an Institute of Medicine workshop

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 140-155

  Rettig, Richard A ^a   Sadler, John H ^b   Meyer, Klemens B ^b   Wasson, John H ^b   Parkerson Jr , George R ^b   Kantz, Beth ^b   Hays, Ron D ^b   Patrick, Donald L ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; DIALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; KIDNEY FAILURE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

EID: 0030793301     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(97)90578-3     Document Type: Article

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