Effects of late referral to a nephrologist in patients with chronic renal failure

Dogan E., Erkoc R., Sayarlioglu H., Durmus A., Topal C.

NEPHROLOGY, vol.10, no.5, pp.516-519, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 10 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2005.00433.x
  • Journal Name: NEPHROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.516-519
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: We lack information about the role of late diagnosis of end-stage renal disease (ESRD), late nephrological referral and its impact on biochemical variables and first hospitalization in East Anatolia, Turkey.