Processes of care and reduced mortality among hemodialysis patients in the United States

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1905-1907

  McClellan, William ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; RISK REDUCTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BENCHMARKING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RENAL DIALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78149311169     PISSN: 15559041     EISSN: 1555905X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2215/CJN.08520910     Document Type: Editorial

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