Hemodialysis adequacy in Network 5: Disparity between states and the role of center effects

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 97-104

  Fink, J C ^a   Armistead, N ^a   Turner, M ^a   Gardner, J ^a   Light, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adequacy; Center effects; Dialysis; Outcomes; Random effects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032918584     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(99)70263-5     Document Type: Article

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