Re-evaluating the volume-outcome relationship in hemodialysis patients

Health Policy

Volumn 88, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 317-325

  Eisenstein, Eric L ^a   Sun, Jie L ^a   Anstrom, Kevin J ^a   Stafford, Judith A ^a   Szczech, Lynda A ^a   Muhlbaier, Lawrence H ^a   Mark, Daniel B ^a  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

End stage renal disease; Health facility size; Hemodialysis; Practice management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56949090970     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2008.03.017     Document Type: Article

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