Mortality in chronic kidney disease and renal replacement therapy: A population-based cohort study

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Neovius, Martin ^a   Jacobson, Stefan H ^b   Eriksson, Jonas K ^a   Elinder, Carl Gustaf ^a,c   Hylander, Britta ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEMODIALYSIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SEX; YOUNG ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; REGISTER; SWEDEN;

AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; REGISTRIES; RENAL DIALYSIS; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SWEDEN;

EID: 84896867169     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004251     Document Type: Article

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