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Canadian Home Dialysis by Race: Access vs. Outcomes

Unlike the US, Canada’s universal healthcare system does not limit access to home dialysis by racial minorities. However, compared to whites, Asians, blacks, and some others had better survival on PD, while Aboriginals had poorer survival. No survival differences were found among home HD patients based on race—but event numbers were lower.

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