Physician referral decisions for older chronic kidney disease patients: A pilot study of geriatricians, internists, and nephrologists

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 392-395

  Campbell, Kellie Hunter ^a   Sachs, Greg A ^b,c   Hemmerich, Joshua A ^a   Smith, Sandy G ^d   Stankus, Nicole ^a   Dale, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Regenstreif Institute   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHICAGO; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; NEPHROLOGY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PILOT PROJECTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC;

EID: 75749139710     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02694.x     Document Type: Letter

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