Baseline comorbidity in kidney transplant recipients: A comparison of comorbidity indices

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 136-142

  Jassal, Sarbjit V ^a,b   Schaubel, Douglas E ^c   Fenton, Stanley S A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI); Comorbidity; Outcome; Patient survival; Prognosis; Renal transplant

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; CADAVER; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASMS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; REGISTRIES; RENAL DIALYSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 20544433374     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.03.006     Document Type: Article

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