Journal article
Social determinants of health and the transition from advanced chronic kidney disease to kidney failure.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The transition from chronic kidney disease (CKD) to kidney failure is a vulnerable time for patients, with suboptimal transitions associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Whether social determinants of health are associated with suboptimal transitions is not well understood.
METHODS: This retrospective cohort study included 1070 patients with advanced CKD who were referred to the Ottawa Hospital Multi-Care Kidney Clinic …
Authors
Hundemer GL; Ravani P; Sood MM; Zimmerman D; Molnar AO; Moorman D; Oliver MJ; White C; Hiremath S; Akbari A
Journal
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, Vol. 38, No. 7, pp. 1682–1690
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
June 30, 2023
DOI
10.1093/ndt/gfac302
ISSN
0931-0509