Translating knowledge on best practice into improving quality of RRT care: A systematic review of implementation strategies

Kidney International

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1021-1034

  Van Der Veer, Sabine N ^a   Jager, Kitty J ^a   Nache, Azri M ^b   Richardson, Donald ^c   Hegarty, Janet ^b,d   Couchoud, Cécile ^e   De Keizer, Nicolette F ^a   Tomson, Charles R V ^f  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c York Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e AGENCE DE LA BIOMÉDECINE   (France)

^f SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIANEMIC AGENT; IRON;

ANEMIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PEER REVIEW; POTASSIUM INTAKE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; PUBLICATION; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 80255124793     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ki.2011.222     Document Type: Review

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