Risk factors for hospitalization in well-dialyzed chronic hemodialysis patients

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 565-570

  Becker, Bryan N ^a,d   Coomer, Roger W ^b   Fotiadis, Chris ^b   Evanson, James ^b   Shyr, Yu ^b   Hakim, Raymond M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NORTH AMERICA   (United States)

^d University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemodialysis; Hospitalization; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032704058     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000013521     Document Type: Article

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