American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 4 , Pages 653-660 , October 2008

Predicting the Risk of Dialysis and Transplant Among Patients With CKD: A Retrospective Cohort Study

  • Eric S. Johnson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, OR
    • ,
  • Micah L. Thorp, DO, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, OR
    • ,
  • Robert W. Platt, PhD

      Affiliations

    • McGill University Health Centre Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • ,
  • David H. Smith, RPh, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, OR
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to David H. Smith, RPh, PhD, Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, 3800 North Interstate Ave, Portland, OR 97227

Received 13 September 2007 ,Accepted 17 April 2008.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.04.026 on July 1, 2008.

PII: S0272-6386(08)00886-X

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.04.026

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 4 , Pages 653-660 , October 2008

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