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Title of the article

A comparison of sevelamer and calcium-based phosphate binders on mortality, hospitalization, and morbidity in hemodialysis: a secondary analysis of the Dialysis Clinical Outcomes Revisited (DCOR) randomized trial using claims data.

Authors

St Peter WL, Liu J, Weinhandl E, Fan Q.

Journal

Am J Kidney Dis. 2008 Mar;51(3):445-54.

Subject Consultant

R. Vanholder

Score (1 to 3 stars)

**

Comments

No differences for primary outcomes such as cause specific morbidity, mortality or hospitalization ; only difference on secondary outcomes lke all-cause hospitalization.