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Survival benefit of nephrologic care in patients with diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease.
Arch Intern Med
January 2008
Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Healthcare Knowledge Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ 07018, USA.
Background: The association of nephrologic care and survival in patients with diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease is unknown.
Methods: Using data from 1997 to 2000, we conducted a retrospective cohort study of Veterans Health Administration clinic users having diabetes mellitus and stage 3 or 4 chronic kidney disease. The baseline period was 12 months and median follow-up was 19.