title: The QUEST initiative anemia study in ESRD: rationale and study protocol.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hypertension and Preventive Nephrology, IRCCS Multimedica, Sesto San Giovanni, Milan - Italy. luciadelvecchio@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Del Vecchio
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Locatelli
authors.forename: Mateus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martins Prata
authors.forename: Jean Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Wauters
authors.forename: Alicja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Debska-Slizien
authors.forename: Joan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mauri
authors.forename: Kaj
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Metsärinne
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mircescu
authors.forename: Kostas C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Siamopoulos
authors.forename: Vianda S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Stel
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Will
authors.forename: Wim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Van Biesen
authors.forename: Kitty J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Jager
authors.forename: Carmine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zoccali
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004920:Erythropoiesis / Q000187:drug effects; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006397:Hematinics / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D006397:Hematinics