Survival in hemodialysis in Brazil according to the source of payment for the treatment: Public Healthcare System (SUS) versus private insurance

ABSTRACT Introduction: Brazil has the largest public and universal healthcare system in the world, but little is known about the outcomes of patients on hemodialysis (HD) in the country according to the source of funding for the treatment. Objective: To compare the profile and survival of patients...

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Main Authors: Ana Beatriz Lesqueves Barra, Ana Paula Roque da Silva, Maria Eugenia F. Canziani, Jocemir Ronaldo Lugon, Jorge Paulo Strogoff de Matos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia 2023-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002023000300302&tlng=pt