Excess mortality among patients on dialysis: Comparison with the general population in Korea

• Autors principals: Hyungyun Choi (Autor), Myounghee Kim (Autor), Hyunwook Kim (Autor), Jung Pyo Lee (Autor), Jeonghwan Lee (Autor), Jung Tak Park (Autor), Kyoung Hoon Kim (Autor), Hyeong Sik Ahn (Autor), Hoo Jae Hann (Autor), Dong-Ryeol Ryu (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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Background: Although patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) experience excess mortality compared with the general population, the standardized mortality ratio (SMR) for Korean patients on dialysis has not yet been investigated. In this study, we evaluated the SMR among all Korean ESRD patients...