Impact of late-stage CKD and aging on medical utilization in the elderly population: A closed-cohort study in Taiwan

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3230-3235

  Lin, Ming Yen ^a,d   Hwang, Shang Jyh ^a,c   Mau, Lih Wen ^e   Chen, Hung Chun ^a,c   Hwang, Su Chen ^b   Wu, Ling Chu ^b   Chiu, Herng Chia ^d  

^a Division of Nephrology   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e MINNEAPOLIS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic kidney diseases; elderly; medical utilization

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TAIWAN;

AGED; AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; TAIWAN;

EID: 77957245273     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: 14602385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfq158     Document Type: Article

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