Self-rated health, quality of life and appetite as predictors of initiation of dialysis and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease stages 4–5: a prospective cohort study

Abstract Objective Patient-reported health status, including symptom burden, functional status and quality of life, are important measures of health in patients with chronic kidney disease. We aimed to investigate patient-reported outcomes (PRO) on self-rated health, appetite, quality of life and th...

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Main Authors: Birgith Engelst Grove, Liv Marit Schougaard, Niels Henrik Hjollund, Per Ivarsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3472-9