American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 55, Issue 3 , Pages 549-557 , March 2010

Trends in Patient Characteristics and First-Year Medical Costs of Older Incident Hemodialysis Patients, 1995-2005

  • Lih-Wen Mau, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Chronic Disease Research Group, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Lih-Wen Mau, PhD, MPH, Chronic Disease Research Group, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, 914 S 8th St, Ste S-406, Minneapolis, MN 55404
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  • Jiannong Liu, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Chronic Disease Research Group, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN
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  • Yang Qiu, MS

      Affiliations

    • Chronic Disease Research Group, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN
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  • Haifeng Guo, MS

      Affiliations

    • Chronic Disease Research Group, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN
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  • Areef Ishani, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Chronic Disease Research Group, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN
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  • Thomas J. Arneson, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Chronic Disease Research Group, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN
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  • David T. Gilbertson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Chronic Disease Research Group, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN
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  • Stephan C. Dunning, MBA, MS

      Affiliations

    • Chronic Disease Research Group, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN
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  • Allan J. Collins, MD

      Affiliations

    • Chronic Disease Research Group, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN
    • Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Received 2 July 2009 ,Accepted 27 November 2009.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.11.014 on February 1, 2010.

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doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.11.014

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 55, Issue 3 , Pages 549-557 , March 2010

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