Age-related differences in renal function at onset of renal replacement therapy in chronic kidney disease stage 5 patients

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 595-599

  Balogun, S A ^a   Balogun, R A ^a   Evans, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE CLEARANCE; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DATA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; THERAPY DELAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749649860     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcl075     Document Type: Article

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