The 2001 Researcher's Guide to the USRDS Database is currently available to be downloaded.  The downloadable PDF files containing the chapters are in Adobe Acrobat™, you will need the reader that will allow you to look at the documents.

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Click here to view the entire 2001 Researcher's Guide excluding Appendix F & G.

2001 Researcher’s Guide to the USRDS Database
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INTRODUCTION
This Researcher’s Guide to the USRDS Database is designed to assist those interested in using USRDS data to perform their own analyses.

Getting Started
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This section is designed to help researchers use the USRDS SAF datasets for the first time.

Sections 1-7
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Basic SAS® Usage
Formats
Patient Cohort
Transplant
Hospitalization & Physician/Supplier Claims
Survival & Mortality
Medicare Claims
SECTION 1·ESRD DATA SOURCES AND THE USRDS DATABASE SYSTEM Data Sources
SECTION 2·ESRD PATIENTS
SECTION 3·TREATMENT HISTORY
SECTION 4·TRANSPLANT PROCESS & OUTCOMES
SECTION 5·MORBIDITY & HOSPITALIZATION
SECTION 6·SURVIVAL & MORTALITY
SECTION 7·PROVIDERS

Appendices A-C
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APPENDIX A: USRDS PRODUCTS & SERVICES
APPENDIX B: MEDICARE CLAIMS
APPENDIX C: STATISTICAL METHODS

Appendix D: Data File Descriptions
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Appendix E, Data Formatting
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Appendix F, ESRD Data Forms
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Appendix G, Special Study Data Forms
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Appendix H, Glossary
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