Early Nephrology Referral Reduces the Economic Costs among Patients Who Start Renal Replacement Therapy: A Prospective Cohort Study in Korea

• Jeonghwan Lee,

  Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Clinical Research Center for End Stage Renal Disease (CRC for ESRD), Daegu, Korea

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• Jung Pyo Lee,

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

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• Ji In Park,

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

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• Jin Ho Hwang,

  Affiliations Clinical Research Center for End Stage Renal Disease (CRC for ESRD), Daegu, Korea, Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea

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• Hye Min Jang,

  Affiliations Clinical Research Center for End Stage Renal Disease (CRC for ESRD), Daegu, Korea, Department of Statistics, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea

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• Ji-Young Choi,

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

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• Yong-Lim Kim,

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

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• Chul Woo Yang,

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

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• Shin-Wook Kang,

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

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• Nam-Ho Kim,

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

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• Yon Su Kim,

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

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• Chun Soo Lim ,

  * E-mail: cslimjy@snu.ac.kr

  Affiliations Clinical Research Center for End Stage Renal Disease (CRC for ESRD), Daegu, Korea, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

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• CRC for ESRD investigators

  Affiliation Clinical Research Center for End Stage Renal Disease (CRC for ESRD), Daegu, Korea

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