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Editorial
. 2023 Sep 1;4(9):e1196-e1198.
doi: 10.34067/KID.0000000000000256.

Centering Symptom Burden in Patient-Oriented Clinical Trials in Kidney Disease

Devika Nair  1
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Editorial

Centering Symptom Burden in Patient-Oriented Clinical Trials in Kidney Disease

Devika Nair. Kidney360. .
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Conflict of interest statement

D. Nair reports the following: Employer: Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Tennessee Valley Veterans Affairs Healthcare System; Funding: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (K23DK129774); Advisory or Leadership Role: American Journal of Kidney Diseases Feature Editor, American Society of Nephrology Ethics and Professional Standards Committee, CMS CKD/ESRD Expert Workgroup for Measures Development, International Society of Nephrology North American and Caribbean Regional Board, and National Kidney Foundation KDOQI Education Committee; and Other Interests or Relationships: Tennessee Kidney Foundation.

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