Abstract
The objective of the study was to estimate the association between time of referral and survival during dialysis in diabetics and patients aged?70 years.This study was a prospective follow-up study in 1438 incident dialysis patients (1996-2004, 62% male, 60?15 years) in The Netherlands. Main outcome measures. Referral (time between first pre-dialysis visit to a nephrologist and dialysis initiation) was classified as: late (
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 652-658 |
Journal | Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2011 |
Keywords
- diabetes
- elderly
- late referral
- pre-dialysis
- survival