American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 51, Issue 5 , Pages 819-828 , May 2008

Depressive Disorder in Renal Transplantation: An Analysis of Medicare Claims

  • Fabienne Dobbels, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Services and Nursing Research, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Fabienne Dobbels, PhD, post-doctoral researcher FWO, Center for Health Services and Nursing Research, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 35/4, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
    • ,
  • Melissa A. Skeans, MS

      Affiliations

    • Chronic Disease Research Group, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN
    • ,
  • Jon J. Snyder, MS

      Affiliations

    • Chronic Disease Research Group, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN
    • ,
  • Anne V. Tuomari, MS

      Affiliations

    • Global Epidemiology and Outcomes Research, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ
    • ,
  • J. Ross Maclean, MD

      Affiliations

    • Global Epidemiology and Outcomes Research, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ
    • ,
  • Bertram L. Kasiske, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN.

Received 20 June 2007 ,Accepted 7 January 2008.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.01.010 on March 13, 2008.

PII: S0272-6386(08)00060-7

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.01.010

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 51, Issue 5 , Pages 819-828 , May 2008

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