Early start of dialysis has no survival benefit in end-stage renal disease patients

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1177-1181

  Chang, Jae Hyun ^a   Rim, Min Young ^a   Sung, Jiyoon ^a   Kwang Pil, Ko ^a   Kim, Dong Ki ^b   Jung, Ji Yong ^a   Lee, Hyun Hee ^a   Chung, Wookyung ^a   Kim, Sejoong ^c  

^a Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

End stage renal disease; Glomerular filtration rate; Mortality; Peritoneal dialysis; Renal dialysis

Indexed keywords

SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROPENSITY SCORE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPENSITY SCORE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RENAL DIALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SERUM ALBUMIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84872580435     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2012.27.10.1177     Document Type: Article

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