The frequency and duration of patient-doctor contact during dialysis care key to patients' health

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Disclosures: The DOPPS is administered by Arbor Research Collaborative for Health and is supported by scientific research grants from Amgen (since 1996), Kyowa Hakko Kirin (since 1999, in Japan), Sanofi Renal (since 2009), AbbVie (since 2009), Baxter (since 2011), Vifor Fresenius Renal Pharma (since 2011), and Fresenius Medical Care (since 2012) without restrictions on publications. Dr. Robinson has received speaker's fees from Kyowa Hakko Kirin. Dr. Pisoni has received speaker's fees from Amgen, Kyowa Hakko Kirin, and Vifor; has served as a consultant for Pursuit Vascular; and has served on an advisory panel for Merck. Dr. Akizawa has received speaker's fees and research grant for Kyowa Hakko Kirin. The corresponding author and all other authors have no potential conflicts of interest to declare.

Article: "Associations of Frequency and Duration of Patient-Doctor Contact in Hemodialysis Facilities with Mortality," appeared online on July 25, 2013, doi: 10.1681/2012080831.

Study co-authors include Angelo Karaboyas, MS Bruce Robinson, MD, FACP, Yun Li, PhD, Shunichi Fukuhara, MD, DMS, Brian Bieber, MS Hugh Rayner MD, FRCP, Vittorio Andreucci, MD, Ronald Pisoni, PhD, Friedrich Port, MD, Hal Morgenstern, PhD, Tadao Akizawa, MD, PhD, and Rajiv Saran, MBBS, MD, MRCP, MS.

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