Chronic kidney disease in primary care

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-45

  Mitra, Prabir Kumar ^a   Bradley, John R ^b  

^a St James Medical Practice   (United Kingdom)

^b CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; AWARENESS; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LABORATORY TEST; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANEMIA; BONE DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DECISION TREES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 33847704583     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.100.1.40     Document Type: Review

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