Focused vascular access education to reduce the use of chronic tunneled hemodialysis catheters: Results of a network quality improvement initiative

Seminars in Dialysis

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 692-697

  Kulawik, Deuzimar ^a   Sands, Jeffrey J ^a   Mayo, Kelly ^a   Fenderson, Mary ^a   Hutchinson, Janet ^a   Woodward, Cindy ^a   Gore, Sally ^a   Asif, Arif ^a,b  

^a End Stage Renal Network of Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INDWELLING CATHETER; INSTRUMENTATION; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CATHETERS, INDWELLING; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; LOGISTIC MODELS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 71549145692     PISSN: 08940959     EISSN: 1525139X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-139X.2009.00647.x     Document Type: Article

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