Effects of starting hemodialysis with an arteriovenous fistula or central venous catheter compared with peritoneal dialysis: a retrospective cohort study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although several studies have demonstrated early survival advantages with peritoneal dialysis (PD) over hemodialysis (HD), the reason for the excess mortality observed among incident HD patients remains to be established, to our know...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Nephrology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2369/13/88 |