New insights into the epidemiology of chronic kidney disease in US Asians and Pacific Islanders

Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 264-269

  Hall, Yoshio N ^a,b,c   Hsu, Chi Yuan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian American; Chronic kidney disease; End stage renal disease; Epidemiology; Ethnicity; Health disparities; Pacific Islander; Race

Indexed keywords

ASIAN AMERICAN; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNOLOGY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ASIAN AMERICANS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PACIFIC ISLANDS; RENAL DIALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646794974     PISSN: 10624821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mnh.0000222693.99711.4b     Document Type: Review

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