Multidisciplinary predialysis care and morbidity and mortality of patients on dialysis

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 706-714

  Goldstein, Marc ^a,b   Yassa, Teraiza ^b   Dacouris, Niki ^a   McFarlane, Philip ^a,b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

dialysis morbidity; dialysis mortality; multidisciplinary care; Predialysis

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; IRON;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 4544225879     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2004.06.012     Document Type: Article

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