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Age as a factor in the decision to refer patients with chronic kidney disease for vascular access creation

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boxed-textO'Hare AM et al. (2007) When to refer patients with chronic kidney disease for vascular access surgery: should age be a consideration? Kidney Int 71: 555–561

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Saran, R., Mehta, K. Age as a factor in the decision to refer patients with chronic kidney disease for vascular access creation. Nat Rev Nephrol 3, 416–417 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0543

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