Improvement of clinical outcome by early nephrology referral in type II diabetics on hemodialysis

Renal Failure

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 455-464

  Lin, Chun Liang ^a   Wu, Mai Szu ^a   Hsu, Po Yaur ^a   Huang, Chiu Ching ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Hemodialysis; Nephrology referral

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROLOGY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEPHROLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038654444     PISSN: 0886022X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JDI-120021158     Document Type: Article

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