An assessment of survival among Korean elderly patients initiating dialysis: a national population-based study.

Although the proportion of the elderly patients with incident end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients has been increasing in Korea, there has been a lack of information on outcomes of dialysis treatment. This study aimed to assess the survival rate and to elucidate predictors for all-cause mortality...

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Main Authors: Shina Lee, Jung-Hwa Ryu, Hyunwook Kim, Kyoung Hoon Kim, Hyeong Sik Ahn, Hoo Jae Hann, Yongjae Cho, Young Mi Park, Seung-Jung Kim, Duk-Hee Kang, Kyu Bok Choi, Dong-Ryeol Ryu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3899356?pdf=render