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Comparative mortality of hemodialysis patients at for-profit and not-for-profit dialysis facilities in the United States, 1998 to 2003: A retrospective analysis

BACKGROUND: Concern lingers that dialysis therapy at for-profit (versus not-for-profit) hemodialysis facilities in the United States may be associated with higher mortality, even though 4 of every 5 contemporary dialysis patients receive therapy in such a setting. METHODS: Our primary objective was...

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Autores principales: Foley, Robert N, Fan, Qiao, Liu, Jiannong, Gilbertson, David T, Weinhandl, Eric D, Chen, Shu-Cheng, Collins, Allan J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2474600/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18582384
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2369-9-6