Original Reports: Prevention and Treatment--Is Renal Replacement Therapy for All Possible in Developing Countries?

Chronic kidney disease is a worldwide public health problem, and access to dialysis is markedly different between developed and developing countries as it is generally quite costly, complex and out of reach for low-income nations. This article discusses this problem and offers some possible solution...

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Published in:Ethnicity & disease 2006-03, Vol.16 (2), p.S2-70
Main Authors: Aviles-Gomez, Raymunto, Luquin-Arellano, Victor Hugo, Garcia-Garcia, Guillermo, Ibarra-Hernandez, Margarita, Briseño-Renteria, Gregorio
Format: Article
Language:English
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Health and Medicine
Health Care Delivery
Kidney diseases
Racial inequalities
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Summary:Chronic kidney disease is a worldwide public health problem, and access to dialysis is markedly different between developed and developing countries as it is generally quite costly, complex and out of reach for low-income nations. This article discusses this problem and offers some possible solutions.
ISSN:1049-510X