Health-Related Quality of Life and Hemoglobin Levels in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
Author(s) -
Fredric O. Finkelstein,
Kenneth Story,
Catherine Firanek,
David C. Mendelssohn,
Paul E. Barré,
Tomoko Takano,
Steven Soroka,
Salim Mujais
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.00630208
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney disease , hemoglobin , anemia , quality of life (healthcare) , diabetes mellitus , vitality , heart failure , type 2 diabetes , disease , physical therapy , endocrinology , nursing , philosophy , theology
The relationship between quality of life (QofL) and anemia has been the subject of recent debates; it has been suggested that the QofL changes associated with the treatment of anemia of chronic kidney disease (CKD) or ESRD patients should not be used in making decisions to treat anemia in CKD patients.
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