title: Why is the mortality of dialysis patients in the United States much higher than the rest of the world?
authors.affiliation: Chronic Disease Research Group, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Robert N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Foley
authors.forename: Raymond M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Hakim
mesh_terms: D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D002983:Clinical Competence; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*; D009752:Nutritional Status; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology