Influence of Nephrologist Care on Management and Outcomes in Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 22-29

  Ricardo, Ana C ^a   Roy, Jason A ^b   Tao, Kaixiang ^b   Alper, Arnold ^c   Chen, Jing ^c   Drawz, Paul E ^d   Fink, Jeffrey C ^e   Hsu, Chi yuan ^f   Kusek, John W ^g   Ojo, Akinlolu ^h   Schreiber, Martin ⁱ   Fischer, Michael J ^a,j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

ⁱ LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^j JESSE BROWN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

chronic kidney disease; nephrology care; outcomes

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROLOGIST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROPENSITY SCORE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEPHROLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROCEDURES; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; TIME FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84953366435     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-015-3452-x     Document Type: Article

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