Thiazolidinediones and Risk of Long-Term Dialysis in Diabetic Patients with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease: A Nationwide Cohort Study

• Yu-Hsin Chen,

  Affiliations Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Yang-Ming Branch, Taipei, Taiwan, Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Ming-Han Chiang,

  Affiliation Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan

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• Jia-Sin Liu,

  Affiliation Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan

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• Yu-Kang Chang,

  Affiliation Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan

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• Ko-Lin Kuo,

  Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Taipei Tzuchi Hospital, The Buddhist Tzuchi Medical Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Szu-Chun Hung,

  Affiliation Division of Nephrology, Taipei Tzuchi Hospital, The Buddhist Tzuchi Medical Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Hsin-Ling Tai,

  Affiliation Nursing Department, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Chih-Cheng Hsu ,

  * E-mail: cch@nhri.org.tw (CCH); dctarng@vghtpe.gov.tw (DCT)

  Affiliations Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan, Department of Health Services Administration, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

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• Der-Cherng Tarng

  * E-mail: cch@nhri.org.tw (CCH); dctarng@vghtpe.gov.tw (DCT)

  Affiliations Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Department and Institute of Physiology and Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

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