Convergence of health ratings across nephrologists, nurses, and patients with end-stage renal disease

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 326-331

  Devins, Gerald M ^a,b   Paul, Leendert C ^c   Barré, Paul E ^d,e   Mandin, Henry ^f,g   Taub, Kenneth ^f,g   Binik, Yitzchak M ^d,e  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

End stage renal disease; Health ratings; Nephrologists; Renal failure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HEART INFARCTION; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEPHROLOGY; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; UREMIA;

EID: 0037952606     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(02)00612-1     Document Type: Article

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