Early Mortality Was Highly and Strongly Associated with Functional Status in Incident Japanese Hemodialysis Patients: A Cohort Study of the Large National Dialysis Registry.

BACKGROUND:Although dialysis is typically started in an effort to prolong survival, mortality is reportedly high in the first few months. However, it remains unclear whether this is true in Japanese patients who tend to have a better prognosis than other ethnicities, and if health conditions such as...

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Main Authors: Masahiko Yazawa, Ryo Kido, Seiji Ohira, Takeshi Hasegawa, Norio Hanafusa, Kunitoshi Iseki, Yoshiharu Tsubakihara, Yugo Shibagaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4896445?pdf=render