Quality outcomes and obstacles to their achievement in end-stage renal disease

Seminars in Dialysis

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 30-34

  Fishbane, Steven ^a,c   Goldman, Richard ^b  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Nephrology Associates   (United States)

^c Professional Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; STANDARD;

HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 0036364809     PISSN: 08940959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-139x.2002.00011.x     Document Type: Review

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