Ethnic differences in the use of peritoneal dialysis as initial treatment for end-stage renal disease.

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Published in JAMA on December 20, 1995

Authors

C Barker-Cummings1, W McClellan, J M Soucie, J Krisher

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Epidemiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.

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