End-stage renal disease: A proving ground for quality improvement in health care

Seminars in Nephrology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 218-225

  Rutherford, W Ernest ^a   Gibney, Richard ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMODIALYSIS; INFORMATION SYSTEM; KIDNEY FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; QUALITY CONTROL; RENAL DIALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030916962     PISSN: 02709295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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