Increasing the use of arteriovenous fistula in hemodialysis: Economic benefits and economic barriers

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 268-276

  Schon, Donald ^a   Blume, Steven W ^b   Niebauer, Kimberly ^b   Hollenbeak, Christopher S ^b,c   de Lissovoy, Gregory ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNITED BIOSOURCE CORPORATION   (United States)

^c PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COST; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 34548854812     PISSN: 15559041     EISSN: 1555905X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2215/CJN.01880606     Document Type: Article

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