title: Comparison of renal care practice in Europe: centre and patient characteristics.
abstract: The European Practice Database (EPD) contains data from 8 countries including 276 centres and 21,861 dialysis patients. Comparing patients and centre characteristics, remarkable similarities and pronounced differences in renal practice between different European countries and between centres within each country were found.
authors.affiliation: University of Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elseviers
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: De Vos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harrington
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zampieron
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ormandy
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kafkia
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016208:Databases, Factual; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D004046:Dietetics; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006276:Health Facility Size; D006302:Health Services Research; D006436:Hemodialysis Units, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009398:Nephrology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000600:supply & distribution; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017582:Renal Replacement Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012947:Social Work; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000078329:Workforce