title: Combined therapy using peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis may increase the indications for peritoneal dialysis in the United States.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Nanae
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Keitaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yudo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanno
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Izumi
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yokoo
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000401:mortality*; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000401:mortality*