Association of peritoneal dialysis clinic size with clinical outcomes

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 285-291

  Plantinga, Laura C ^a   Fink, Nancy E ^a   Finkelstein, Fredric O ^b   Powe, Neil R ^a,c   Jaar, Bernard G ^a,d,e  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d NEPHROLOGY CENTER OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular morbidity; Clinic size; Mortality; Technique failure

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CREATININE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIALYSIS CLINIC SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TECHNIQUE FAILURE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67649342194     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080902900312     Document Type: Article

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