The provision and outcomes of diabetic care of hemodialysis patients

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 125-131

  Flauto, Ronald P ^a,b   Leon, Janeen B ^a,b   Sehgal, Ashwini R ^a,b  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus (DM); Hemodialysis (HD); Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; DOCUMENTATION; EYE; FEMALE; FOOT; GLUCOSE ASSAY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN TREATMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEPHROLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PODIATRY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0037228475     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2003.50031     Document Type: Article

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