Late nephrology referral influences on morbidity and mortality of hemodialysis patients. A provincial study;La referencia tardía al nefroĺogo influye en la morbi-mortalidad de los pacientes en hemodiálisis. Un estudio provincial

Nefrologia

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 84-97

  Peña, José María ^a   Logrono J M ^b   Pernaute, R ^a   Laviades, C ^b   Virto, R ^b   Vicente De Vera, C ^c  

^a HOSPITAL DE BARBASTRO   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL SAN JORGE   (Spain)

^c Servicio de Medicina Interna   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chronic renal failure; Hemodialysis; Late referral; Morbidity; Survival

Indexed keywords

SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; LIFE TABLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEPHROLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SPAIN; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LIFE TABLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROLOGY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RENAL DIALYSIS; SERUM ALBUMIN; SPAIN; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746843288     PISSN: 02116995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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