Vascular Access for HD: Aligning Payment with Quality

Seminars in Dialysis

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-40

  Amedia, Chester A ^a   Bolton, W Kline ^a   Cordray, Trelles ^a   Hakim, Ray ^a   Howard, Randy ^a   Jackson, Jerry ^a   Kulawik, Deuzimar ^a   Lyon, Maryam ^a   Mahoney, David ^a   Messana, Anthony ^a   Nissenson, Allen ^a   Oviatt, Lauren ^a   Parlato, David ^a   Roddy, Sean ^a   Solid, Craig ^a  

^a NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; REIMBURSEMENT; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; STANDARD;

ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 79951786706     PISSN: 08940959     EISSN: 1525139X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-139X.2010.00816.x     Document Type: Article

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