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Editorial
. 2014 Jun;25(6):1135-6.
doi: 10.1681/ASN.2014010122. Epub 2014 Mar 20.

Health insurance, access to care, and ESRD: an intricate web

Rajnish Mehrotra  1 , Larry Kessler  2
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Editorial

Health insurance, access to care, and ESRD: an intricate web

Rajnish Mehrotra et al. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2014 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: ESRD; arteriovenous access; transplantation.

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