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Gains in Survival After Dialysis Initiation Seen in the Elderly
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Title Gains in Survival After Dialysis Initiation Seen in the Elderly
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/566388?src=rss
Description Survival among elderly patients initiating hemodialysis in Canada improved significantly from 1990 to 1999, despite an increasing burden of comorbidity, researchers report in the October 23 issue of CMAJ, the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Nephrology
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Date Nov 27, 2007
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