End-stage renal disease and survival in people with diabetes: a national database linkage study

Background: Increasing prevalence of diabetes worldwide is projected to lead to an increase in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT).

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bell, S., Fletcher, E.H., Brady, I., Looker, H.C., Levin, D., Joss, N., Traynor, J.P., Metcalfe, W., Conway, B., Livingstone, S., Leese, G., Philip, S., Wild, S., Halbesma, N., Sattar, N., Lindsay, R.S., McKnight, J., Pearson, D., Colhoun, H.M.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4309927/
Description
Summary:Background: Increasing prevalence of diabetes worldwide is projected to lead to an increase in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT).