Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease
Volume 12, Issue 4 , Pages 424-432 , October 2005

Use of Dialysis Educators Beyond Nurses and Physicians and Outcomes in Patients With Kidney Failure

  • Laura C. Plantinga

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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  • Hoangmai H. Pham

      Affiliations

    • Center for Studying Health System Change, Washington, DC
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  • Nancy E. Fink

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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  • Haya R. Rubin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
    • Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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  • Bernard G. Jaar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
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  • Neil R. Powe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
    • Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Neil R. Powe, MD, MPH, MBA, Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 2024 E. Monument St., Suite 2-600, Baltimore, MD 21205

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 Supported by grant no. RO1 DK 59616 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD, grant no. R01HS08365 from the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland and grant no. R01 HL 62985 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD. Dr. Pham was supported by grant no. T32 HL07180 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Dr. Jaar is supported in part by the Richard Ross Clinician Scientist Award from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Powe is supported by grant K24DK02643. We thank the patients, staff, and medical directors of the participating centers at DCI, New Haven CAPD, and St. Raphael’s Hospital who contributed to the study.

PII: S1548-5595(05)00119-9

doi: 10.1053/j.ackd.2005.07.006

Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease
Volume 12, Issue 4 , Pages 424-432 , October 2005

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