Model for equitable care and outcomes for remote full care hemodialysis units

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 645-651

  Bernstein, Keevin ^a   Zacharias, James ^a   Blanchard, James F ^a   Yu, B Nancy ^a,b   Shaw, Souradet Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Chronic Disease Branch   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; PATIENT CARE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MANITOBA; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGISTRIES; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RENAL DIALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950926386     PISSN: 15559041     EISSN: 1555905X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2215/CJN.04550709     Document Type: Article

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