Does the risk of death differ between peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis patients?

Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 128-129

  Piraino, Beth ^a   Bargman, Joanne ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

End stage renal disease; Hemodialysis; Peritoneal dialysis; Survival

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIALYSIS EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FOLLOW UP; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LABORATORY TEST; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; NEPHRITIS; NOTE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 33644827526     PISSN: 17458323     EISSN: 17458331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpneph0116     Document Type: Note

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