Increasing PD utilization: Should suitable patients be forced?

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 144-146

  Mendelssohn, David C ^a  

^a HUMBER RIVER REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; EMPOWERMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEMODIALYSIS; HOME DIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORTALITY; NOTE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 67149136260     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080902900206     Document Type: Note

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