Comparison of mortality in all patients on dialysis, patients on dialysis awaiting transplantation, and recipients of a first cadaveric transplant

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 341, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 1725-1730

  Wolfe, Robert A ^a   Ashby, Valarie B ^a   Milford, Edgar L ^c   Ojo, Akinlolu O ^b   Ettenger, Robert E ^d   Agodoa, Lawrence Y C ^e   Held, Philip J ^f   Port, Friedrich K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^f Univ Ren Res and Educ Assoc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER KIDNEY; CHILD; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CADAVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; RENAL DIALYSIS; RISK; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 0033518231     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199912023412303     Document Type: Article

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