Chronic kidney disease and us healthcare resource utilization in a nationally representative sample

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 473-482

  Alexander, Marcus ^a   Bradbury, Brian D ^b   Kewalramani, Reshma ^b   Barlev, Arie ^b   Mohanty, Sarita A ^c   Globe, Denise ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMGEN INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Diabetes; Health care; Hospitalization; Physician visits

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; HEMOGLOBIN; PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OFFICE VISITS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56749106227     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000178816     Document Type: Article

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