Dialysis Practices That Distinguish Top- Versus Bottom-Performing Facilities by Hemoglobin Outcomes

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 86-94

  Spiegel, Brennan M R ^a,b,c   Bolus, Roger ^b,c   Desai, Amar A ^d,e   Zager, Philip ^f   Parker, Tom ^g   Moran, John ^h   Bolus, Sally ^c   Solomon, Matthew D ^c,e   Khawar, Osman ^b   Gitlin, Matthew ⁱ   Sul, Hack ^a,b,c   Talley, Jennifer ^a,c   Nissenson, Allen ^j  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Dialysis Clinic Inc   (United States)

^g Renal Ventures Managements LLC   (United States)

^h CA   (United States)

ⁱ AMGEN INC   (United States)

^j DAVITA INC   (United States)

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Author keywords

anemia; best practice; Dialysis; outcomes

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RENAL DIALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953686558     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2010.02.346     Document Type: Article

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