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Comorbidity burden at dialysis initiation and mortality: A cohort study

BACKGROUND: A high level of comorbidity at dialysis initiation is associated with an increased risk of death. However, contemporary assessments of the validity and prognostic value of comorbidity indices are lacking. OBJECTIVES: To assess the validity of two comorbidity indices and to determine if a...

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Autores principales: Gomez, Alwyn T, Kiberd, Bryce A, Royston, J Patrick, Alfaadhel, Talal, Soroka, Steven D, Hemmelgarn, Brenda R, Tennankore, Karthik K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4562341/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26351568
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40697-015-0068-3