Can dialysis therapy be improved? A report from the ESRD core indicators project

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1075-1082

  McClellan, W M ^a   Frankenfield, D L ^a   Frederick, P R ^a   Flanders, W D ^a   Alfaro Correa, A ^a   Rocco, M ^a   Helgerson, S D ^a  

^a Georgia Medical Care Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Adequacy of hemodialysis; CQI; ESRD; Health care quality improvement program; Quality improvement; Renal failure; Urea reduction ratio

Indexed keywords

UREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0032739950     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(99)70013-2     Document Type: Article

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