An Open-Label, Randomized, Multicenter, Controlled Study of Epoetin Alfa for the Treatment of Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease in the Long Term Care Setting

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 244-248

  Patel, Meenakshi ^a   Thimons, David G ^b   Winston, Jaron L ^c   Langholff, Wayne ^d   McGowan, Tracy ^d  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Heritage Valley Health System   (United States)

^c Senior Adults Specialty Research   (United States)

^d CENTOCOR INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Epoetin alfa; Extended dosing regimens; Long term care facility

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEHYDRATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG SAFETY; EMBOLISM; EPISTAXIS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; LIMB PAIN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA; OPEN STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84857194996     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2010.09.009     Document Type: Article

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