Association between estimated glomerular filtration rate at initiation of dialysis and mortality

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-53

  Clark, William F ^a   Na, Yingbo ^b   Rosansky, Steven J ^c,d   Sontrop, Jessica M ^a   MacNab, Jennifer J ^a   Glassock, Richard J ^e   Eggers, Paul W ^f   Jackson, Kirby ^d   Moist, Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH INFORMATION   (Canada)

^c WJB Dorn VA Medical Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HAZARD RATIO; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REGISTER; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 78651437718     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.100349     Document Type: Article

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