Not early referral but planned dialysis improves quality of life and depression in newly diagnosed end stage renal disease patients: a prospective cohort study in Korea.
Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) has recently become an important issue. It reportedly affects morbidity and mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). In this study, we investigated whether early referral and planned dialysis improve the HRQOL and depression of patients with E...
Main Authors: | Ji In Park, Myounghee Kim, Ho Kim, Jung Nam An, Jeonghwan Lee, Seung Hee Yang, Jang-Hee Cho, Yong-Lim Kim, Ki-Soo Park, Yun Kyu Oh, Chun Soo Lim, Dong Ki Kim, Yon Su Kim, Jung Pyo Lee |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4338188?pdf=render |
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