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Comment
. 2018 Mar 27;15(3):e1002533.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002533. eCollection 2018 Mar.

What is the value of multidisciplinary care for chronic kidney disease?

Richard J Fluck  1 , Maarten W Taal  1   2
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What is the value of multidisciplinary care for chronic kidney disease?

Richard J Fluck et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

In a Persepctive, Richard Fluck and Maarten Taal discuss the potential value of implementing multidisciplinary care programs for chronic kidney disease.

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Conflict of interest statement

We have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: MWT is a member of the Editorial Board of PLOS Medicine.

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