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Editorial
. 2019 Jan;30(1):3-4.
doi: 10.1681/ASN.2018111135. Epub 2018 Dec 17.

Growth of the ESKD Population: Progress or Peril?

Allan J Collins  1
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Editorial

Growth of the ESKD Population: Progress or Peril?

Allan J Collins. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2019 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: access to organs; end stage kidney disease; mortality; projections.

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