title: High-cost life prolongation: the National Kidney Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation Study.
authors.affiliation: Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Gutman
mesh_terms: D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics*; D018579:Patient Selection; D011788:Quality of Life; D012042:Registries; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000191:economics*; D040841:Resource Allocation