Early Referral to a Nephrologist Improved Patient Survival: Prospective Cohort Study for End-Stage Renal Disease in Korea

• Do Hyoung Kim,

  Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Clinical Research Center for End Stage Renal Disease in Korea, Daegu, Korea

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• Myounghee Kim,

  Affiliations Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Health Science, Eulji University, Seongnam, Korea, Clinical Research Center for End Stage Renal Disease in Korea, Daegu, Korea

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• Ho Kim,

  Affiliations Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Clinical Research Center for End Stage Renal Disease in Korea, Daegu, Korea

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• Yong-Lim Kim,

  Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea, Clinical Research Center for End Stage Renal Disease in Korea, Daegu, Korea

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• Shin-Wook Kang,

  Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Clinical Research Center for End Stage Renal Disease in Korea, Daegu, Korea

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• Chul Woo Yang,

  Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Clinical Research Center for End Stage Renal Disease in Korea, Daegu, Korea

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• Nam-Ho Kim,

  Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea, Clinical Research Center for End Stage Renal Disease in Korea, Daegu, Korea

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• Yon Su Kim,

  Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Clinical Research Center for End Stage Renal Disease in Korea, Daegu, Korea

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• Jung Pyo Lee

  * E-mail: nephrolee@gmail.com

  Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Clinical Research Center for End Stage Renal Disease in Korea, Daegu, Korea

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