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Volume 76, Issue 3, Pages (August 2009)

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1 Volume 76, Issue 3, Pages 257-261 (August 2009)
Initiation of dialysis at higher GFRs: is the apparent rising tide of early dialysis harmful or helpful?  Steven Jay Rosansky, William F. Clark, Paul Eggers, Richard J. Glassock  Kidney International  Volume 76, Issue 3, Pages (August 2009) DOI: /ki Copyright © 2009 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Incidence counts by eGFR: 1996 and 2005: All ages. Number of adult (age greater than or equal to 20) incident cases of ESRD in the United States by estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) for calendar years 1996 and eGFR is calculated from the serum creatinine value reported on the CMS 2728 Medical Evidence form using the four-variable MDRD (Modification of Diet in Renal Disease) Study equation. Kidney International  , DOI: ( /ki ) Copyright © 2009 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Proportion starting dialysis at: ≥10ml/min per 1.73m2. Percentage of adult (age greater than or equal to 20) incident cases of ESRD in the United States with eGFR greater than or equal to 10ml/min per 1.73m2 by age group at the time of their of dialysis initiation. Kidney International  , DOI: ( /ki ) Copyright © 2009 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions


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