Practice patterns in transitioning patients from chronic kidney disease to dialysis: a survey of United States nephrologists
Abstract Background There are no guidelines for transitioning patients from chronic kidney disease stage 5 to hemodialysis. We conducted this study to determine if there are uniform patterns in how nephrologists transition patients to dialysis. Methods We designed an electronic survey with 39 questi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-06-01
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| Series: | BMC Nephrology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-018-0943-0 |