Effect of the ownership of dialysis facilities on patients' survival and referral for transplantation

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 341, Issue 22, 1999, Pages 1653-1660

  Garg, Pushkal P ^a,b,c   Frick, Kevin D ^a   Diener West, Marie ^a   Powe, Neil R ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFIT; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; INCENTIVES; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES, PROPRIETARY; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OWNERSHIP; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; REGISTRIES; RENAL DIALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 0033604616     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199911253412205     Document Type: Article

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