Factors associated with suboptimal initiation of dialysis despite early nephrologist referral

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 392-397

  Hughes, Stephanie A ^a   Mendelssohn, Joshua G ^b   Tobe, Sheldon W ^c   McFarlane, Philip A ^d   Mendelssohn, David C ^c,e  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e HUMBER RIVER REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

AV access; chronic kidney disease; modality selection; pre dialysis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ON CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTERIOVENOUS GRAFT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEPHROLOGIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RENAL DIALYSIS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIALIZATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84874540314     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: 14602385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfs431     Document Type: Article

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