PubMed ID:
15086492
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2004
Affiliation: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA. unruh@pitt.edu
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00529.x
Authors:
Benz R,
Hays RD,
HEMO Study Group,
Kusek JW,
Meyer KB,
Miskulin D,
Unruh M,
Yan G
Studies:
Hemodialysis Study
BACKGROUND; Despite technical progress in therapy, hemodialysis patients continue to report health-related quality of life (HRQOL) substantially lower than that of the general population. While African Americans with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) survive longer than members of other races, few studies have compared the HRQOL of African Americans with that of non-African Americans.