Facility Hemodialysis Vascular Access Use and Mortality in Countries Participating in DOPPS: An Instrumental Variable Analysis
American Journal of Kidney DiseasesPublished 16 January 2009
Ronald L. Pisoni, C.J. Arrington, Justin M. Albert, Jean Éthier, Naoki Kimata, Mahesh Krishnan
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Facility-based analyses diminish treatment-by-indication bias and suggest that less catheter and graft use improves patient survival.
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