Payment of USA physicians for dialysis care

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 518-520

  Kliger, Alan S ^a   Finkelstein, Fredric O ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; UREA;

ANEMIA; CREATININE CLEARANCE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME DIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; NEPHROLOGY; NOTE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SOCIAL WORK; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 9444277756     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080402400607     Document Type: Note

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