Improving the care of ESRD patients: A success story

Health Care Financing Review

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 89-100

  McClellan, William M ^a   Frankenfield, Diane L ^b   Frederick, Pamela R ^b   Helgerson, Steven D ^b   Wish, Jay B ^b   Sugarman, Jonathan R ^b  

^a Georgia Medical Care Foundation   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; DIALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEDICARE; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RENAL DIALYSIS; SERUM ALBUMIN; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES; UREA;

EID: 0142063385     PISSN: 01958631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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