Criteria for referring patients with renal disease for nephrology consultation: A review of the literature

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 399-407

  De Coster, Carolyn ^a,b   McLaughlin, Kevin ^b   Noseworthy, Tom W ^b  

^a ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Consultation; Glomerular filtration rate; Kidney diseases; Nephrology; Referral; Review

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; ELECTROLYTE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CITATION ANALYSIS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONSULTATION; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; INTERNET; KIDNEY DISEASE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; NEPHROLOGIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROTEINURIA; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; KIDNEY DISEASES; NEPHROLOGY;

GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; NEPHROLOGY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 77955443382     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: 17246059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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