Early initiation of dialysis fails to prolong survival in patients with end-stage renal failure

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 2125-2132

  Traynor, Jamie P ^a   Simpson, Keith ^a   Geddes, Colin C ^a   Deighan, Christopher J ^a   Fox, Jonathan G ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGE; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; GENDER; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 0036065297     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ASN.0000025294.40179.E8     Document Type: Article

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