Does a late referral to a nephrologist constitute a problem in children starting renal replacement therapy in Poland? - A nationwide study

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 957-961

  Jander, Anna ^a   Nowick, Michaeł ^a   Tkaczyk, Marcin ^a   Roszkowska Blaim, Maria ^b   Jarmoliński, Tomasz ^c   Marczak, Ewa ^d   Pałuba, Ewa ^e   Pietrzyk, Jacek A ^f   Siteń, Grzegorz ^g   Stankiewicz, Roman ^h   Szprynger, Krystyna ⁱ   Zajaczkowska, Maria ^e   Zachwieja, J ^j   Zoch Zwierz, W ^k   Zwolinska D ^l  

^a POLISH MOTHER S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b Pediatric Nephrology Centres   (Poland)

^c Pediatric Nephrology Centre   (Poland)

^d Pediatric Nephrology Centre   (Poland)

^e Pediatric Nephrology Centre   (Poland)

^f Pediatric Nephrology Centre   (Poland)

^g Pediatric Nephrology Centre   (Poland)

^h Pediatric Nephrology Centre   (Poland)

ⁱ Pediatric Nephrology Centre   (Poland)

^j Pediatric Nephrology Centre   (Poland)

^k Pediatric Nephrology Centre   (Poland)

^l Pediatric Nephrology Centre   (Poland)

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Author keywords

Children; Chronic renal failure; Dialysis; Late referral; Pre dialysis care

Indexed keywords

CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; HEMOGLOBIN; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHATE BINDING AGENT; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN; UREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLISM; NEPHROLOGIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; NEPHROLOGY; POLAND; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33645278322     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: 14602385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfi313     Document Type: Article

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