Early referral as an independent predictor of clinical outcome in end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

Renal Failure

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 531-537

  Lin, Chun Liang ^a   Chuang, Feng Rong ^a   Wu, Ching Fang ^a   Yang, Cheng Ta ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hemodialysis; Nephrology referral; Peritoneal dialysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; ALBUMINS; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY; PROGNOSIS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 5444231893     PISSN: 0886022X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JDI-200031733     Document Type: Article

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