The importance of patient education in the treatment of chronic kidney disease

Kidney International

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1114-1115

  Fox, Chester ^a   Kohn, Linda S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MODEL; NEPHROLOGIST; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

EID: 53949088476     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ki.2008.422     Document Type: Note

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