Assessment of Pure Red Cell Aplasia in US Dialysis Patients: The Limits of the Medicare Data

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 464-470

  Collins, Allan J ^a   Li, Shuling ^b   Adamson, John W ^b   Gilbertson, David T ^b  

^a MINNEAPOLIS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Bone marrow (BM); Dialysis; Hematocrit (Hct); Medicare; Pure red cell aplasia (PRCA); Recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO)

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; DIALYSIS; ERYTHROCYTE APLASIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PATIENT CODING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1542317774     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2003.11.007     Document Type: Article

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