Building the Chronic Kidney Disease Management Team

Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-36

  Spry, Leslie ^a  

^a Lincoln Nephrology & Hypertension Nebraska   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Chronic kidney disease clinic; Medical nutrition therapy; Medicare; Midlevel practitioners

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIET THERAPY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SKILL; TRAINING;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANEMIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; GOALS; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37249008722     PISSN: 15485595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ackd.2007.10.006     Document Type: Article

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