Establishing a renal management clinic in China: Initiative, challenges, and opportunities

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1053-1058

  Zhang, Ai Hua ^a   Zhong, Hui ^b   Tang, Wen ^a   Chen, Shao Yan ^a   He, Lian ^a   Wang, Song ^a   Su, Chun Yan ^a   Lu, Xin Hong ^a   Wang, Tao ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY THIRD HOSPITAL   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Health care system; Renal management clinic

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINA; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROSCLEROSIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; UREMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHINA; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE;

EID: 56249098995     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-008-9450-8     Document Type: Article

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