High dialysis dose is associated with lower mortality among women but not among men

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1014-1023

  Port, Friedrich K ^a   Wolfe, Robert A ^b   Hulbert Shearon, Tempie E ^b   McCullough, Keith P ^b   Ashby, Valarie B ^b   Held, Philip J ^b  

^a Univ Ren Res and Educ Assoc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS); Hemodialysis (HD) dose; Hemodialysis (HEMO) Study; Kt V; Relative mortality risk; Sex; Urea reduction ratio (URR)

Indexed keywords

UREA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 2542418219     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2004.02.014     Document Type: Article

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