Comparing the incomparable: Hemodialysis versus peritoneal dialysis in observational studies

Peritoneal Dialysis International

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 217-221

  Foley, Robert N ^a  

^a MINNEAPOLIS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparing hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis; Methodology; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL STUDY; ERROR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL; TIME;

EID: 2942696113     PISSN: 08968608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089686080402400303     Document Type: Review

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