Retrospective Study
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World J Nephrol. Nov 6, 2014; 3(4): 308-316
Published online Nov 6, 2014. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v3.i4.308
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Figure 1 Literature search strategy. Flow chart below shows how the studies were selected for this article.
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Figure 2 Factors associated with quality of life and predictive power of quality of life. Quality of life (QOL) is assessed based on several factors that show linear / inverse/no relationship with QOL. Based on these relationships QOL predicts Hospitalization or death. QOL: Quality of life; PCS: Physical component summary; MCS: Mental component summary; KDCS: Kidney disease component summary.