Dialysis patients residing at higher altitude have lower rate of death

Wednesday, February 4, 2009 - 10:49 in Health & Medicine

Compared to dialysis patients living near sea level, dialysis patients living at an altitude higher than 4,000 feet have a 12-15 percent lower rate of death, according to a study in the 4 February issue of JAMA...

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