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Racial/Ethnic Disparities Associated With Initial Hemodialysis Access
Author(s) -
Devin S. Zarkowsky,
Isibor Arhuidese,
Caitlin W. Hicks,
Joseph K. Canner,
Umair Qazi,
Tammam Obeid,
Eric B. Schneider,
Christopher J. Abularrage,
Julie A. Freischlag,
Mahmoud B. Malas
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
jama surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 2168-6262
pISSN - 2168-6254
DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2015.0287
Subject(s) - medicine , hemodialysis , odds ratio , end stage renal disease , retrospective cohort study , logistic regression , arteriovenous fistula , pacific islanders , nephrology , veterans affairs , surgery , population , environmental health
Superior outcomes have been established with the use of an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) at first hemodialysis. However, considering the influence of comorbidities, medical insurance, and specialist care, racial/ethnic differences in the patterns of utilization of AVFs are unknown and deserve evaluation.

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