Acute renal failure: Factors influencing nephrology referral and outcome

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 781-785

  Khan, I H ^a,b   Catto, G R D ^a   Edward, N ^a   Macleod, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGE; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; NEPHROLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031470242     PISSN: 00335622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/90.12.781     Document Type: Article

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