The "DaVita Quality Index" (DQI): A measure of clinical performance

Dialysis and Transplantation

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 269-273

  Benner, Debbie ^a   Hollister, Debra ^a   McAllister, Charles J ^b   Thiry, Kent ^b  

^a Department of Nutritional Services ^*  (United States)

^b DAVITA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; HEMOGLOBIN; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PHOSPHORUS;

CALCULATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PERFORMANCE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 0037406963     PISSN: 00902934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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