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Predialysis nephrology care and dialysis-related health outcomes among older adults initiating dialysis

BACKGROUND: Predialysis nephrology care is associated with lower mortality and rates of hospitalization following chronic dialysis initiation. Whether more frequent predialysis nephrology care is associated with other favorable outcomes for older adults is not known. METHODS: Retrospective cohort st...

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Autores principales: Fischer, Michael J., Stroupe, Kevin T., Kaufman, James S., O’Hare, Ann M., Browning, Margaret M., Sohn, Min-Woong, Huo, Zhiping, Hynes, Denise M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4966864/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27473684
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-016-0324-5