Survival advantage for adult hispanic hemodialysis patients? Findings from the end-stage renal disease clinical performance measures project

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 180-186

  Frankenfield, Diane L ^a,e   Rocco, Michael V ^b   Roman, Sheila H ^a   McClellan, William M ^c,d  

^a Center for Beneficiary Choices   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Georgia Medical Care Foundation   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Mailstop S3 02 01   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 12244309024     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ASN.0000037400.83593.E6     Document Type: Article

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