A socio-economic comparison of hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis in Greece

International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 296-306

  Kontodimopoulos, Nick ^a   Niakas, Dimitris ^a   Mylonakis, John ^a  

^a NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cost utility analysis; Economic evaluation; End stage renal disease; Hemodialysis; KDQOL SF; Peritoneal dialysis; QALY; Quality of life; Renal replacement therapy; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 16844366799     PISSN: 13682156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJHTM.2005.006537     Document Type: Article

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