The economics of home nocturnal hemodialysis: How should we cost the benefits?

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 151-158

  Komenda, P ^a,b   Levin, A ^a,b   Manns, Braden ^b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTE OF HEALTH ECONOMICS   (Canada)

^e FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conventional hemodialysis; Costs; Nocturnal hemodialysis

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HOME CARE; HOME DIALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548488728     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/cnp68151     Document Type: Review

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