Survival in dialysis patients is not different between patients with diabetes as primary renal disease and patients with diabetes as a co-morbid condition

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>On dialysis, survival among patients with diabetes mellitus is inferior to survival of non-diabetic patients. We hypothesized that patients with diabetes as primary renal disease have worse survival compared to patients with diabetes...

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Main Authors: Schroijen Marielle A, Dekkers Olaf M, Grootendorst Diana C, Noordzij Marlies, Romijn Johannes A, Krediet Raymond T, Boeschoten Elisabeth W, Dekker Friedo W
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-12-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2369/12/69