Comparative mortality of hemodialysis patients at for-profit and not-for-profit dialysis facilities in the United States, 1998 to 2003: A retrospective analysis

• Main Authors: Foley, R.N, Fan, Q, Liu, J, Gilbertson, D.T, Weinhandl, E.D, Chen, S.-C, Collins, A.J
• Other Authors: SAW SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
• Format: Article
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: hemoglobin; iron; recombinant erythropoietin; urea; erythropoietin; adult; aged; article; blood transfusion; comparative study; confidence interval; controlled study; drug use; female; follow up; hazard; hazard ratio; health care facility; health center; hemodialysis; hemodialysis patient; hemoglobin blood level; hospital admission; human; male; mortality; population; renal replacement therapy; retrospective study; statistical significance; United States; urea blood level; blood; dose response; intravenous drug administration; kidney transplantation; metabolism; middle aged; multivariate analysis; outpatient department; proportional hazards model; statistics; Adult; Aged; Ambulatory Care Facilities; Blood Transfusion; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Erythropoietin; Female; Health Facilities, Proprietary; Hemoglobins; Humans; Injections, Intravenous; Iron; Kidney Transplantation; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Proportional Hazards Models; Renal Dialysis; Retrospective Studies; Urea; Waiting Lists
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/177967
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1186/1471-2369-9-6