Early referral of patients with pre-end-stage kidney disease

Nephrology

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Thomas, Merlin C ^a  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DIALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEPHROLOGIST; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SHORT SURVEY; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; KIDNEY DISEASE; REVIEW;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 33846948195     PISSN: 13205358     EISSN: 14401797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2006.00716.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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