Impact of chronic kidney disease severity on causes of death after first-ever stroke: A population-based study using nationwide data linkage.

<h4>Background</h4>Stroke is prevalent in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is associated with high mortality, but the causes of death after stroke among different CKD stages are not well known.<h4>Aims</h4>We aimed to investigate whether the severity of CKD woul...

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Main Authors: Hsin-Hsu Wu, Ting-Yu Chang, Chi-Hung Liu, Jr-Rung Lin, Chia-Wei Liou, Jiann-Der Lee, Tsung-I Peng, Meng Lee, Tsong-Hai Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241891