Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients Over 65 Years of Age
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Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients Over 65 Years of Age
INTRODUCTION Based on the statistics the population in Bosnia and Herzegovina is getting older. In 2013 the average life span for women was 73.6 years and 68.1 for men. The chronic hemodialysis program is mainly reserved for elderly patients with high mortality risk. The most common cause of hemodialysis mortality relates to cardiovascular diseases (60.2%), regardless of frequent innovations an...
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عنوان ژورنال: Materia Socio Medica
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1512-7680
DOI: 10.5455/msm.2015.27.91-94