The costs in provision of haemodialysis in a developing country: A multi-centered study

BMC Nephrology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Ranasinghe, Priyanga ^a   Perera, Yashasvi S ^b   Makarim, Mohamed F M ^a   Wijesinghe, Aruna ^c   Wanigasuriya, Kamani ^d  

^a University Medical Unit   (Sri Lanka)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL OF SRI LANKA   (Sri Lanka)

^c Teaching Hospital Kandy   (Sri Lanka)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

costs; developing country; haemodialysis; renal failure; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG COST; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HOSPITAL RUNNING COST; MEDICAL AUDIT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SRI LANKA; ACCOUNTING; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; STATISTICS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FINANCIAL AUDIT; HEMODIALYSIS UNITS, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RENAL DIALYSIS; SRI LANKA;

EID: 80052607203     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2369-12-42     Document Type: Article

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