The long-term impact of eGFR reporting on referral patterns

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 97-101

  Phillips, L A ^a   Phillips, B M ^a   Meran, S ^a   Russell, J ^a   Zouwail, S ^b,c   Riley, S G ^a   Phillips, A O ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

CKD; eGFR; Impact; Referral

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; SEX; VERY ELDERLY;

CKD; EGFR; IMPACT; REFERRAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CREATININE; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROLOGY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC;

EID: 84892806603     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2013.08.001     Document Type: Article

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