title: Quality of care for dialysis patients: national initiative focuses on improved treatment.
abstract: The National Kidney Foundation Dialysis Outcomes Quality Initiative (NKF-DOQI) is a groundbreaking project established to develop evidence-based dialysis treatment guidelines. Highlights of the guidelines were presented to the renal community in November 1996 at the National Kidney Foundation's Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Zarbock
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005582:Foundations; D006801:Humans; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011788:Quality of Life; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States