Open AccessConfounding effect of comorbidity in survival studies in patients on renal replacement therapy
Author(s) -
Jeannette G. van Manen,
Paul C. W. van Dijk,
Vianda S Stel,
Friedo W. Dekker,
Montse Clèries,
Ferruccio Conte,
Terry Feest,
Reinhard Kramar,
T. Leivestad,
J. D. Briggs,
Bénédicte Stengel,
Kitty J. Jager
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfl502
Subject(s) - medicine , confounding , comorbidity , renal replacement therapy , intensive care medicine
After taking other confounding factors into account, the impact of comorbidity on mortality was investigated when comparing mortality between five European countries, dialysis modalities and renal disease groups.
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