Nocturnal haemodialysis: An Australian cost comparison with conventional satellite haemodialysis

Nephrology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 557-570

  Agar, John W M ^a   Knight, Richard J ^a   Simmonds, Rosemary E ^a   Boddington, Janeane M ^a   Waldron, Claire M ^a   Somerville, Christine A ^a  

^a GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Comparison; Cost; Haemodialysis; Nocturnal; Satellite

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; IRON; PHOSPHATE;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMODIALYSIS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AUSTRALIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS UNITS, HOSPITAL; HEMODIALYSIS, HOME; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC;

EID: 29144521318     PISSN: 13205358     EISSN: 14401797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2005.00471.x     Document Type: Review

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