Mortality of Canadians treated by peritoneal dialysis in remote locations
M Tonelli1,2,3,4, B Hemmelgarn5,6, B Culleton5,6, S Klarenbach1,3, J S Gill7,8, N Wiebe1 and B Manns3,5,6 for the Alberta Kidney Disease Network
1Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
3Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
4Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
5Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
6Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
7Division of Nephrology, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
8Division of Nephrology, Tufts-New England Medical Centre, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Correspondence: M Tonelli, Division of Nephrology and Immunology, University of Alberta, 7-129 Clinical Science Building, 8440 112 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6B 2B7. E-mail: mtonelli-admin@ualberta.ca
Received 16 March 2007; Revised 15 May 2007; Accepted 22 May 2007; Published online 18 July 2007.
M Tonelli1,2,3,4, B Hemmelgarn5,6, B Culleton5,6, S Klarenbach1,3, J S Gill7,8, N Wiebe1 and B Manns3,5,6 for the Alberta Kidney Disease Network
1Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2Division of Critical Care Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
3Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
4Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
5Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
6Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
7Division of Nephrology, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
8Division of Nephrology, Tufts-New England Medical Centre, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Correspondence: M Tonelli, Division of Nephrology and Immunology, University of Alberta, 7-129 Clinical Science Building, 8440 112 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6B 2B7. E-mail: mtonelli-admin@ualberta.ca
Received 16 March 2007; Revised 15 May 2007; Accepted 22 May 2007; Published online 18 July 2007.
