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The 2004 Researcher's Guide to the USRDS Database is currently available.  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.

If you choose to download the document, click below the title, save it to your hard drive. Then double click that file and it will self extract the file and place it in a folder called USRDS.

Click here to view the entire 2004 Researcher's Guide excluding forms.

2004 Researcher’s Guide to the USRDS Database
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
Sections 1-8
   Section 1 · ESRD Data Sources and the USRDS Database System
   Section 2 · ESRD Patients
   Section 3 · Treatment History
   Section 4 · Payor History
   Section 5 · Transplant Process & Outcomes
   Section 6 · Morbidity & Hospitalization
   Section 7 · Survival & Mortality
   Section 8 · Providers
Appendices
USRDS Products & Services
Medicare Claims
Statistical Methods
Data File Descriptions
Data Formatting
ESRD Data Forms (List Only)
Download forms:     Windows     Mac
Note: Large file, will take some time to download.
Special Study Data Forms (List Only)
Download forms:     Windows     Mac
Note: Large file, will take some time to download.
DMMS Wave Data Forms 
Glossary