ESRD patients without co-morbid risk factors at the start of haemodialysis are ideal as survival comparison population

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1091-1096

  Mazzuchi, Nelson ^a   Carbonell, Enriqueta ^a   Fernández Cean, Juan ^a  

^a Inst Nefrologia y Urologia Uruguay   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Adjusted survival; Cox hazard regression model; Low risk patients survival; Risk factors; Statistical analysis; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RENAL DIALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; URUGUAY;

EID: 0032943752     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/14.5.1091     Document Type: Article

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