Early detection and treatment of renal disease in hospitalized diabetic and hypertensive patients: Important differences between practice and published guidelines

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 368-375

  McClellan, William M ^a   Knight, Dawn F ^a   Karp, Herbert ^a   Brown, Wendy W ^a  

^a 472 Grace Crum Rollins Bldg ^*

Author keywords

Diabetes; ESRD; HCQIP; hypertension; kidney disease; quality improvement; quality of care

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTEINURIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0031044756     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(97)90197-9     Document Type: Article

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