Depression amongst patients commencing maintenance dialysis is associated with increased risk of death and severe infections: A nationwide cohort study.

Depression amongst patients commencing maintenance dialysis is associated with increased risk of death and severe infections: A nationwide cohort study.

<h4>Background</h4>Depression is common in dialysis patients, but the clinical impact of this condition is poorly defined.<h4>Methods</h4>Out of 57,703 patients starting dialysis during 2000-2007 recorded in the National Health Insurance Research Database of Taiwan, we identi...

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Main Authors: Ping-Hsun Wu, Ming-Yen Lin, Teng-Hui Huang, Yi-Ting Lin, Chi-Chih Hung, Yi-Chun Yeh, Hung-Tien Kuo, Yi-Wen Chiu, Shang-Jyh Hwang, Jer-Chia Tsai, Juan-Jesus Carrero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218335

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