Why work together? Developing effective comanagement strategies for the care of patients with CKD

Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 396-399

  Pellegrino, Beth ^a   Schmidt, Rebecca J ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

CKD comanagement; Primary care provider

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST;

HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC;

EID: 81255210749     PISSN: 15485595     EISSN: 15485609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ackd.2011.10.003     Document Type: Review

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