Improving the management of anemia in hemodialysis patients by implementing the continuous quality improvement program

Blood Purification

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 282-286

  Chen, Min ^a   Deng, Jin Hua ^b   Zhou, Fu De ^a   Wang, Mei ^a   Wang, Hai Yan ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

^b Central Hospital of Mianyang   (China)

Author keywords

Continuous quality improvement; Hemodialysis; Renal anemia

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA; FEMALE; FERRITINS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMOGLOBINS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RENAL DIALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 33744472213     PISSN: 02535068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000091304     Document Type: Article

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