Roles of Serum Calcium, Phosphorus, PTH and ALP on Mortality in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: A Nationwide, Population-based Longitudinal Study Using TWRDS 2005–2012

Abstract Biomarkers of chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD) correlate with morbidity and mortality in dialysis patients. However, the comparative roles of each CKD-MBD biomarker remained undetermined on long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. This retrospective study, empl...

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Main Authors: Chung-Te Liu, Yen-Chung Lin, Yi-Chun Lin, Chih-Chin Kao, Hsi-Hsien Chen, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Mai-Szu Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00080-4