Within-center correlation in dialysis adequacy

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-85

  Fink, Jeffrey C ^a   Gardner, James F ^a   Armistead, Nancy C ^b   Turner, Mary S ^b   Light, Paul D ^a  

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

^b Mid Atlantic Renal Coalition   (United States)

Author keywords

Center effects; Dialysis adequacy; Intraclass correlation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS UNITS, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MID-ATLANTIC REGION; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033970174     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(99)00129-8     Document Type: Article

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