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Bandages will not fix a fractured system of chronic kidney disease care: Why the Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act cannot be supported by the transplant community
Author(s) -
Gill John S.,
Wiseman Alexander
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.15190
Subject(s) - medicine , dialysis , intensive care medicine , kidney disease , kidney transplantation , transplantation , kidney transplant , artificial kidney
This editorial presents concerns about efforts to advance an integrated dialysis care plan that does not prioritize prevention of kidney failure and transplantation for patients who develop end‐stage kidney disease. Read Becker and Nissenson's viewpoint on page 995.