Improving Physical Functioning for People on Long-Term Dialysis: What Does the Evidence Show?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.

Editorial

Stephanie Thompson et al. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2023.

. 2023 Jan 1;18(1):5-7.

doi: 10.2215/CJN.0000000000000032.

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.

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Conflict of interest statement

C. Bohm reports ownership interest in Precision Advanced Digital Manufacturing. The remaining author has nothing to disclose.

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