Life expectancy of Chinese patients with chronic kidney disease without dialysis

Nephrology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 715-719

  Szeto, Cheuk Chun ^a   Kwan, Bonnie Ching Ha ^a   Chow, Kai Ming ^a   Pang, Wing Fai ^a   Kwong, Vickie Wai Ki ^a   Leung, Chi Bon ^a   Li, Philip Kam Tao ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Renal failure; Survival; Uraemia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHINESE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT INDICATION; UREMIA;

ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; UREMIA;

EID: 84055217783     PISSN: 13205358     EISSN: 14401797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2011.01504.x     Document Type: Article

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