Journal article
Mortality at For-Profit Versus Not-For-Profit Hemodialysis Centers: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Abstract
We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess differences in risk-adjusted mortality rates between for-profit (FP) and not-for-profit (NFP) hemodialysis facilities. We searched 10 databases for studies published between January 2001 to December 2019 that compared mortality at private hemodialysis facilities. We included observational studies directly comparing adjusted mortality rates between FP and NFP private hemodialysis …
Authors
Dickman S; Mirza R; Kandi M; Incze MA; Dodbiba L; Yameen R; Agarwal A; Zhang Y; Kamran R; Couban R
Journal
International Journal of Social Determinants of Health and Health Services, Vol. 51, No. 3, pp. 371–378
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
July 2021
DOI
10.1177/0020731420980682
ISSN
2755-1938