Introduction to the Canadian Society of Nephrology Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of anemia associated with chronic kidney disease

Kidney International

Volumn 74, Issue SUPPL.110, 2008, Pages

  Manns, Braden J ^a   White, Colin T ^b   Madore, Francois ^c   Moist, Louise M ^d   Klarenbach, Scott W ^e   Barrett, Brendan J ^f   Foley, Rob N ^g   Culleton, Bruce F ^a   Tonelli, Marcello ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^f MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^g MINNEAPOLIS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEMODIALYSIS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT CARE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; CANADA; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NEPHROLOGY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

ANTIANEMIC AGENT;

ANEMIA; CANADA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEMATINICS; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; NEPHROLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RENAL DIALYSIS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 48649096158     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ki.2008.267     Document Type: Editorial

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