Early referral and its impact on emergent first dialyses, health care costs, and outcome

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 278-283

  Schmidt, Rebecca J ^a   Domico, Jennifer R ^a   Sorkin, Michael I ^a   Hobbs, Gerald ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic renal failure; Dialysis; Morbidity; Referral; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL CARE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031880255     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.1998.v32.pm9708613     Document Type: Article

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