Figure 1.
Cohort derivation flow diagram. (A) Cohort derivation for Medicare beneficiaries with ESRD. (B) Cohort derivation for Medicare beneficiaries without ESRD. ICD-9, International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision.
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