Monitor turnaround time and time efficiency in hemodialysis delivery - A global comparison

Blood Purification

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 234-238

  Alquist, Maria ^a   Hegbrant, Jörgen B A ^a   Bosch, Juan P ^b  

^a Medical and Safety Office   (Sweden)

^b Medical and Safety Office   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemodialysis delivery process; Monitor turnaround times; Treatment mapping; Turnaround time efficiency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MONITOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; TREATMENT DURATION; TURNAROUND TIME; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RENAL DIALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 68549122842     PISSN: 02535068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000231987     Document Type: Article

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