Changing hemodialysis thresholds for optimal survival

Kidney International

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 738-745

  Szczech, Lynda Anne ^a,b   Lowrie, Edmund G ^a,b   Li, Zhensheng ^a,b   Lew, Nancy L ^a,b   Lazarus, J Michael ^a,b   Owen, William F ^a,b  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE NORTH AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adequate hemodialysis; Dialysis outcome; End stage renal disease; Medicare; Urea reduction ratio

Indexed keywords

UREA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0035138563     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2001.059002738.x     Document Type: Article

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