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. 1996 Mar 15;154(6):931–933.

As number of patients grows, so do critical problems facing MDs who provide dialysis.

M Martin
PMCID: PMC1487785  PMID: 8634977

Abstract

The growth in the number of dialysis patients in Canada is causing a critical shortage of resources. The low transplantation rate and an increase in the number of patients, combined with insufficient funding to expand facilities, threatens access to the expensive but life-sustaining therapy. Michel Martin, who recently underwent a kidney transplant, looks at the situation facing dialysis patients in Quebec and Ontario.

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