Differences in intermediate outcomes for Asian and non-Asian adult hemodialysis patients in the United States

Kidney International

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 623-631

  Frankenfield, Diane L ^a   Ramirez, Sylvia P B ^b   McClellan, William M ^b   Frederick, Pamela R ^b   Rocco, Michael V ^b  

^a Center for Beneficiary Choices   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asian; Intermediate outcomes; Race

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037781862     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00121.x     Document Type: Article

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