Should the Arteriovenous Fistula Be Created before Starting Dialysis?: A Decision Analytic Approach

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Swapnil Hiremath ,

* E-mail: shiremath@toh.on.ca

Affiliations Division of Nephrology, Kidney Research Center, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Greg Knoll,

Affiliations Division of Nephrology, Kidney Research Center, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Milton C. Weinstein

Affiliation Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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