Hepatitis C virus infection increases risk of developing end-stage renal disease using competing risk analysis.

Hepatitis C virus infection increases risk of developing end-stage renal disease using competing risk analysis.

BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are closely linked and both increase patient mortality. The association of HCV and risk of developing end-stage renal disease (ESRD) has not been analyzed with competing risk model. METHOD: We enrolled a prospective cohor...

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Main Authors: Jia-Jung Lee, Ming-Yen Lin, Jung-San Chang, Chi-Chih Hung, Jer-Ming Chang, Hung-Chun Chen, Ming-Lung Yu, Shang-Jyh Hwang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4074067?pdf=render

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