HANAFUSA, Norio
   Department   School of Medicine(Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital), School of Medicine
   Position   Associate Professor
Article types Original article
Language English
Peer review Peer reviewed
Title Early Mortality Was Highly and Strongly Associated with Functional Status in Incident Japanese Hemodialysis Patients: A Cohort Study of the Large National Dialysis Registry.
Journal Formal name:PloS one
Abbreviation:PLoS One
ISSN code:(1932-6203)1932-6203(Linking)
Domestic / ForeginForegin
Volume, Issue, Page 11(6),pp.e0156951
Author and coauthor Yazawa Masahiko, Kido Ryo, Ohira Seiji, Hasegawa Takeshi, Hanafusa Norio, Iseki Kunitoshi, Tsubakihara Yoshiharu, Shibagaki Yugo
Publication date 2016/06
Summary Early death after starting dialysis was relatively common, especially among the elderly, even in Japanese patients. Further, early death was significantly associated with impaired FS at initiation of HD.
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0156951
PMID 27270615