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Original Research Articles

Regional differences in renal replacement therapy in northern Norway 2000–2012

Jan NorumDepartment of Clinical MedicineFaculty of Health Sciences, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway;Department of RadiologyUniversity Hospital of North Norway (UNN), Tromsø, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Torbjørn LeivestadNorwegian Renal RegistrySection of Nephrology, Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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Bjørn Odvar EriksenDepartment of Clinical MedicineFaculty of Health Sciences, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway;Section of NephrologyUniversity Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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Siw SkårNorthern Norway Regional Health Authority Trust, Bodø, Norway
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Anne FagerheimNordland HospitalBodø, Norway
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Anna Varberg ReisæterNorwegian Renal RegistrySection of Nephrology, Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
Article: 24298 | Received 08 Mar 2014, Accepted 05 Jan 2015, Published online: 10 Feb 2015

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