The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 2 , Pages 170-180 , February 2009

Do Income Level and Race Influence Survival in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis?

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 Funding: Supported by the Dialysis Facility Management study, which was funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (R01 HS-013345). The funder had no role in the design or conduct of the study; in the collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; or in the preparation, review, or approval of the article.

 Conflict of Interest: None of the authors have any conflicts of interest associated with the work presented in this article.

 Authorship: No organization has influenced the conduct or reporting of the work submitted. ELE, JLS, KJA, and JAS had access to the study data sets. All authors participated in planning the analyses, reviewing results, and writing the article. ELE had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.

PII: S0002-9343(08)00957-1

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.08.025

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 2 , Pages 170-180 , February 2009

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