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Comment
. 2020 Sep;31(9):1926-1928.
doi: 10.1681/ASN.2020050704. Epub 2020 Jul 15.

Rationing Scarce Resources: The Potential Impact of COVID-19 on Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Jeffrey Silberzweig  1 , T Alp Ikizler  2 , Holly Kramer  3 , Paul M Palevsky  4   5 , Joseph Vassalotti  6 , Alan S Kliger  7
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Rationing Scarce Resources: The Potential Impact of COVID-19 on Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Jeffrey Silberzweig et al. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; dialysis; rationing.

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  • Critically Ill Patients with CKD Deserve Better Mortality Prediction Scores.
    Sanghavi SF. Sanghavi SF. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020 Oct;31(10):2492. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2020071072. Epub 2020 Aug 19. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020. PMID: 32999038 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  • Authors' Reply.
    Kliger A. Kliger A. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020 Oct;31(10):2492-2493. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2020071089. Epub 2020 Aug 19. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020. PMID: 32999039 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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