A case management model to improve hemodialysis outpatient outcomes

Hemodialysis International

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 247-251

  Steele, David J R ^a   Hamilton, Emel ^b   Arnaout, Amin M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NORTH AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Case manager; Hemodialysis; Outcome improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT; QUALITY CONTROL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR ACCESS;

AGED; CASE MANAGEMENT; CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; OUTPATIENTS; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34047230589     PISSN: 14927535     EISSN: 15424758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2007.00176.x     Document Type: Article

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