%0 Journal Article %T Longitudinal Assessment of Serum Creatinine Levels on Graft Survival After Renal Transplantation: Joint Modeling Approach %A Abbas Rahimi Foroushani %A Behzad Einollahi %A Elham Maraghi %A Kazem Mohammad %A Mohammad Reza Akhoond %A Mohammad Reza Eshraghian %A Shima Younespour %A Zohreh Rostami %J Archive of "Nephro-urology Monthly". %D 2016 %R 10.5812/numonthly.37666 %X Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health problem. The eventual outcome of CKD is end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Early diagnosis and proper management play an important role in preventing CKD progression to ESRD. Dialysis and kidney transplantation are the only treatment options available for patients suffering from ESRD %K End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) %K Graft Failure %K Joint Modeling %K Serum Creatinine %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5070485/