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. 2019 Jul 1;179(7):987-990.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.0125.

One-Year Mortality After Dialysis Initiation Among Older Adults

Melissa W Wachterman  1 , Ann M O'Hare  2 , Omari-Khalid Rahman  3 , Karl A Lorenz  4 , Edward R Marcantonio  5 , Gabrielle K Alicante  6 , Amy S Kelley  3
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One-Year Mortality After Dialysis Initiation Among Older Adults

Melissa W Wachterman et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

This cohort study examines the incidence of mortality 1 year after the start of hemodialysis in patients 65 years and older.

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Figure.. One-Year, Unadjusted Survival Curves
Mortality for age (A), comorbidity (B), predialysis functional status (C), and setting of dialysis initiation (D) across the study. aSample size at time of dialysis initiation.
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