American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 53, Issue 4 , Pages 689-700 , April 2009

Patients' Experiences and Perspectives of Living With CKD

  • Allison Tong, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
    • School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Allison Tong, PhD, NHMRC Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Renal Medicine, Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
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  • Peter Sainsbury, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    • Population Health, Sydney South West Area Health Services, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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  • Steven Chadban, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Transplantation, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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  • Rowan G. Walker, PhD

      Affiliations

    • NorthWest Dialysis Service and Department of Nephrology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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  • David C. Harris, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Western Clinical School, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Australia
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  • Stacy M. Carter, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    • ,
  • Bronwyn Hall, MAAPD

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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  • Carmel Hawley, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland, Australia
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  • Jonathan C. Craig, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
    • School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Received 3 July 2008 ,Accepted 31 October 2008.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.10.050 on February 12, 2009.

PII: S0272-6386(08)01759-9

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.10.050

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 53, Issue 4 , Pages 689-700 , April 2009

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