Risk Factors for Hospital Utilization in Chronic Dialysis Patients 1,2

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 889-896

  Rocco, Michael V ^a   Soucie, J Michael ^b   Reboussin, David M ^a   McClellan, William M ^c  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dialysis; ESRD; Hospital utilizations; Morbidity; Serum albumin

Indexed keywords

SERUM ALBUMIN;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIALYSIS; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MORTALITY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING HABIT;

EID: 0030358039     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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