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Patient and provider determinants of nephrology referral in older adults with severe chronic kidney disease: a survey of provider decision making

BACKGROUND: Although chronic kidney disease (CKD) disproportionately affects older adults, they are less likely to be referred to a nephrologist. Factors that influence the referral decisions of primary care providers (PCPs) specifically for older CKD patients have been incompletely described. Patie...

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Autores principales: Campbell, Kellie H, Smith, Sandy G, Hemmerich, Joshua, Stankus, Nicole, Fox, Chester, Mold, James W, O'Hare, Ann M, Chin, Marshall H, Dale, William
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3192737/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21943241
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2369-12-47