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Editorial
. 2016 Oct;27(10):2924-2926.
doi: 10.1681/ASN.2016020153. Epub 2016 Mar 29.

ESRD Payment Reform: First Do No Harm

Jenny I Shen  1 , Keith C Norris  2
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Editorial

ESRD Payment Reform: First Do No Harm

Jenny I Shen et al. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016 Oct.
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Keywords: Medicare; Payment Reform; anemia; end-stage renal disease.

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