American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 53, Issue 3 , Pages 475-491, March 2009

Facility Hemodialysis Vascular Access Use and Mortality in Countries Participating in DOPPS: An Instrumental Variable Analysis

  • Ronald L. Pisoni, PhD

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    • Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, MI
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Ronald L. Pisoni, PhD, Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, 315 W Huron, Ste 360, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
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  • Charlotte J. Arrington, MPH

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    • Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Justin M. Albert, BS

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    • Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Jean Ethier, MD

      Affiliations

    • Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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  • Naoki Kimata, MD

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    • Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Mahesh Krishnan, MD

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    • Amgen Inc, Thousand Oaks, CA
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  • Hugh C. Rayner, MD

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    • Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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  • Akira Saito, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Tokai University, Kanagawa, Japan
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  • Jeffrey J. Sands, MD

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    • Fresenius Medical Care NA, Celebration, FL
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  • Rajiv Saran, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Brenda Gillespie, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Robert A. Wolfe, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Friedrich K. Port, MD

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    • Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, MI

Received 25 February 2008; accepted 15 October 2008. published online 16 January 2009.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.10.043 on January 16, 2009.

PII: S0272-6386(08)01619-3

doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.10.043

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