Timing of referral of chronic kidney disease patients to nephrology services (adult)

Nephrology

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Luxton, Grant ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ADULT; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DATA BASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE REGISTRY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FOLLOW UP; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIALYSIS; KIDNEY DISEASE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC);

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIALYSIS; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77950496208     PISSN: 13205358     EISSN: 14401797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2010.01224.x     Document Type: Review

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