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The Renal Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Patient

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Kidney disease is widespread and endemic. It is estimated in its latest available statistics that 27 million people in the US have chronic kidney disease (United States Renal Data System 2012). Its extreme form, renal failure (ESRD) is diagnosed in 117,000 people in the US yearly.

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Dr. Levy wishes to thank Drs. Daniel Cukor, Eli A. Friedman and Paul L. Kimmel for their help.

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Levy, N.B., Mirot, A. (2015). The Renal Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Patient. In: Leigh, H., Streltzer, J. (eds) Handbook of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11005-9_28

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