Health-Related Quality of Life Impacts Mortality but Not Progression to End-Stage Renal Disease in Pre-Dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease: A Prospective Observational Study.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with reduced health-related quality of life (HRQL). However, the relationship between pre-dialysis CKD, HRQL and clinical outcomes, including mortality and progression to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is unclear.All 745 participants recruited into the Rena...

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Main Authors: Mark D Jesky, Mary Dutton, Indranil Dasgupta, Punit Yadav, Khai Ping Ng, Anthony Fenton, Derek Kyte, Charles J Ferro, Melanie Calvert, Paul Cockwell, Stephanie J Stringer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5104414?pdf=render