Evaluation of the dialysis facility compare website tool on Medicare.gov

Dialysis and Transplantation

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 196-214

  Trisolini, Michael ^a   Zerhusen, Eileen ^b   Bandel, Karen ^a   Roussel, Amy ^a   Frederick, Pamela ^b   Schatell, Dorian ^c   Harris, Shelly ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

^c Medical Education Institute

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIALYSIS FACILITY COMPARE; FAMILY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 54549100396     PISSN: 00902934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dat.20014     Document Type: Article

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