Table 2 |
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| Characteristics of data sources employed in the DEcIDE patient outcomes in end stage renal disease study | |||||
| Data source | Participants | Years | Setting | Data collection | Linkages |
| National registry (USRDS*) | 428,411 incident dialysis patients | 2006 -2009 | Retrospectively identified cohort | Medicare Claims | National Death Files; Medicare Part D prescription drug data |
| Dialysis Clinic, Inc. (DCI) | 45,124 incident dialysis patients | 2003 -2010 | Retrospectively identified cohort | Clinical Data | National Registry (USRDS); National Death Files; Medicare Part D prescription drug data |
| Choices for Healthy Outcomes in Caring for Patients with ESRD (CHOICE) | 1,041 incident dialysis patients | 1995 -2009 | Prospective Cohort Study | Primary Collection of Clinical Data, Questionnaires | National Registry (USRDS); National Death Files |
| Cleveland Clinic Foundation Chronic Kidney Disease Registry | 53,399 patients with chronic kidney disease | 2005-2009 | Retrospectively identified cohort | Clinical Data | National Registry (USRDS); National Death Files |
*USRDS=United States Renal Data System.
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