Comparison of dementia risk between end stage renal disease patients with hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis - a population based study

A higher risk of dementia was reported in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (HD) compared to those undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD). Selection bias and competing risk of death were not considered in previous studies. The aim of this study was to investigate dementia risk in patients un...

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Main Authors: Lin, Yi-Ting, Wu, Ping-Hsun, Kuo, Mei-Chuan, Chen, Cheng-Sheng, Chiu, Yi-Wen, Yang, Yi-Hsin, Lin, Ming-Yen, Hwang, Shang-Jyh, Chen, Hung-Chun
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4340159/