Association of dialyzer reuse and hospitalization rates among hemodialysis patients in the US

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 641-648

  Feldman, Harold I ^a,c,e   Bilker, Warren B ^a   Hackett, Monica ^a,c   Simmons, Christopher W ^a   Holmes, John H ^a   Pauly, Mark V ^b   Escarce, José J ^d  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dialyzer reuse; End stage renal disease; Health services research; Hemodialysis; Hospitalization

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032707897     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000013535     Document Type: Article

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