title: Technical and economic strategies of maintenance dialysis in the UK and Nordic Countries.
abstract: The technical and economic strategies of maintenance dialysis in the UK and Nordic Countries are described. In particular the concept of 'Therapy Cost', or therapy pricing, as it is also known, in the UK and the concept of 'Patient Flow', which basically plots the flow of patients through the dialysis process, in the Nordic Region are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Baxter, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cantaluppi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: East
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000191:economics; D015995:Prevalence; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data