Anaemia in haemodialysis patients of five European countries: association with morbidity and mortality in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS)

Locatelli, Francesco; Pisoni, R.L.; Combe, Christian; Bommer, J.; E. Andreucci, Vittorio; Piera, L.; Greenwood, Roger; I. Feldman, Harold; K Port, F; J. Held, Philip

doi:10.1093/ndt/gfg458

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Anaemia in haemodialysis patients of five European countries: association with morbidity and mortality in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS)

Published in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation • Dec 11, 2003

Authors:

Francesco Locatelli

R.L. Pisoni

Christian Combe

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) is a prospective, observational study based on data collected from nationally representative samples of haemodialysis facilities. The burden of anaemia in haemodialysis patients is substantial, leading to considerable morbidity, m...

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Medicine

Dialysis

Observational study

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