Kidney disease education one year after the medicare improvement of patients and providers act: A survey of US nephrology practices

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 892-894

  Zuber, Kim ^a   Davis, Jane ^b   Rizk, Dana V ^b  

^a Metropolitan Nephrology Associates   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; LETTER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICARE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REIMBURSEMENT; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; MEDICARE; NEPHROLOGY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861340990     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: 15236838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2012.02.324     Document Type: Letter

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