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. 2020 Jun 3;1(8):834-836.
doi: 10.34067/KID.0002382020. eCollection 2020 Aug 27.

Technology, Telehealth, and Nephrology: The Time Is Now

Gaurav Jain  1 , Masood Ahmad  1 , Eric L Wallace  1
Affiliations

Technology, Telehealth, and Nephrology: The Time Is Now

Gaurav Jain et al. Kidney360. .
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; access to care; apps; chronic; clinical nephrology; health services accessibility; kidney failure; monitoring; pandemics; physiologic; renal dialysis; renal insufficiency; telehealth; telemedicine; telenephrology; video.

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Conflict of interest statement

E. Wallace reports that Baxter Healthcare Corps provides funds for the UAB Home Dialysis Academy, reports having served as a consultant for Baxter Healthcare Corps, NxStage, and Davita, and as a speaker for Davita. All remaining authors have nothing to disclose.

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