Supply and Distribution of Vascular Access Physicians in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Shoou-Yih Daniel LeeJie XiangAbhijit V KshirsagarDiane SteffickRajiv SaranVirginia WangPublished in: Kidney360 (2020)
Geographic variation was observed in the supply of vascular access physicians. Higher supply of such specialist physicians in socially and economically advantaged areas may explain disparities in vascular access and outcomes in the United States and should be the subject of further study and improvement.