American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 50, Issue 6 , Pages 958-966 , December 2007

Children on Long-Term Dialysis in the United States: Findings From the 2005 ESRD Clinical Performance Measures Project

  • Jeffrey J. Fadrowski, MD, MHS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Jeffrey J. Fadrowski, MD, MHS, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, David M. Rubenstein Child Health Bldg, Rm 3055, 200 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287.
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  • Diane Frankenfield, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Office of Research, Development, and Information, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Baltimore, MD
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  • Sandra Amaral, MD, MHS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
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  • Tammy Brady, MD, MHS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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  • Gregory H. Gorman, MD, MHS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Naval Medical Center, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
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  • Bradley Warady, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO.
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  • Susan L. Furth, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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  • Barbara Fivush, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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  • Alicia M. Neu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Received 5 June 2007 ,Accepted 10 September 2007.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.09.003 on October 30, 2007.

PII: S0272-6386(07)01243-7

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.09.003

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 50, Issue 6 , Pages 958-966 , December 2007

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