Comparison of hospitalization rates among for-profit and nonprofit dialysis facilities

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 73-81

  Dalrymple, Lorien S ^a   Johansen, Kirsten L ^c,d,e   Romano, Patrick S ^a   Chertow, Glenn M ^e,f   Mu, Yi ^b   Ishida, Julie H ^d   Grimes, Barbara ^d   Kaysen, George A ^a,b   Nguyen, Danh V ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e United States Renal Data System Special Studies Center   (United States)

^f STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIVATE SECTOR; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891843376     PISSN: 15559041     EISSN: 1555905X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2215/CJN.04200413     Document Type: Article

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