Large body mass index does not predict short-term survival in peritoneal dialysis patients

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 191-196

  Aslam, Nabeel ^a   Bernardini, Judith ^a   Fried, Linda ^a   Piraino, Beth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Patient survival; Technique survival

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CREATININE; UREA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIALYSATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; KIDNEY CLEARANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 0036099903     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080202200205     Document Type: Article

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