Evidence-based systematic literature review of hemoglobin/hematocrit and all-cause mortality in dialysis patients

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 24-36

  Volkova, Nataliya ^b   Arab, Lenore ^a  

^a CHS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dialysis; Hematocrit; Hemoglobin; Mortality

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; ANEMIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; ERYTHROPOIETIN, RECOMBINANT; EVALUATION STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RENAL DIALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 29244456140     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.09.007     Document Type: Review

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