American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 50, Issue 5 , Pages 733-742 , November 2007

Evaluation and Treatment of CKD Patients Before and at Their First Nephrologist Encounter in Canada

  • Bryan M. Curtis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology and Clinical Epidemiology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Bryan M. Curtis, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Nephrology & Clinical Epidemiology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Patient Research Centre, Health Sciences Centre, 300 Prince Philip Dr, St John’s, NFLD, Canada A1B 3V6.
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  • Brendan J. Barrett, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology and Clinical Epidemiology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
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  • Ognjenka Djurdjev, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (CHEOS), St Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, Canada
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  • Joel Singer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • St Paul’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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  • Adeera Levin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, St Paul’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
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  • Can-Care Investigator Group

Received 4 March 2007 ,Accepted 7 August 2007.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.08.004 on September 28, 2007.

PII: S0272-6386(07)01140-7

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.08.004

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 50, Issue 5 , Pages 733-742 , November 2007

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