Dialysis patient characteristics and outcomes: The complexity of social work practice with the end stage renal disease population

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 105-128

  Dobrof, Judith ^a,b,c,d,e   Dolinko, Arlene ^a,b,c,d,e   Lichtiger, Elena ^a,b,c,d,e   Epstein, Irwin ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a Assistant Director   (United States)

^b Social Worker   (United States)

^c Clinical Associate Pro of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^d Clinical Associate Pro of Medicine   (United States)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Dialysis; Interventions; Outcomes; Psychosocial; Social work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL WORK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEMODIALYSIS UNITS, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONAL PRACTICE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SOCIAL WORK, PSYCHIATRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035699475     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v33n03_08     Document Type: Article

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