The 2011 ESRD prospective payment system: An uncontrolled experiment

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 542-546

  Winkelmayer, Wolfgang C ^a   Chertow, Glenn M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIANEMIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CALCITRIOL; COLECALCIFEROL; DOXERCALCIFEROL; ERGOCALCIFEROL; PARICALCITOL;

DIALYSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICARE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 79952991294     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2011.01.013     Document Type: Editorial

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