Excess mortality among patients on dialysis: Comparison with the general population in Korea

Kidney Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 89-94

  Choi, Hyungyun ^a   Kim, Myounghee ^b   Kim, Hyunwook ^c   Pyo Lee, Jung ^a   Lee, Jeonghwan ^d   Tak Park, Jung ^e   Hoon Kim, Kyoung ^f   Sik Ahn, Hyeong ^g   Jae Hann, Hoo ^h   Ryu, Dong Ryeol ^h  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Eulji University   (South Korea)

^c Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^d Hallym University   (South Korea)

^e Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f Korea University   (South Korea)

^g Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^h Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dialysis; End stage renal disease; Korea; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; END STAGE RENAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH KOREA; STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATIO; VERY ELDERLY;

EID: 84903584136     PISSN: 22119132     EISSN: 22119140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.krcp.2014.04.001     Document Type: Article

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