United Kingdom guidelines for chronic kidney disease

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 68, Issue SUPPL. 241, 2008, Pages 16-22

  Lamb, Edmund J ^a,b  

^a EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KENT AND CANTERBURY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Creatinine; End stage renal disease; Glomerular filtration rate; National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence; National Service Framework; Proteinuria; Quality and Outcomes Framework; Quality assessment

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIALYSIS; HEALTH SERVICE; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 45849147654     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: 15027686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365510802144920     Document Type: Conference Paper

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