Early chronic kidney disease in aboriginal and non-aboriginal Australian children: Remoteness, socioeconomic disadvantage or race?

Kidney International

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 787-794

  Haysom, L ^a,b   Williams, R ^b   Hodson, E ^a   Roy, L P ^c   Lyle, D ^d   Craig, J C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ARIA; Children; End stage renal disease; Indigenous; Risk factors; SEIFA

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ALBUMINURIA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEIGHT; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; WEIGHT;

EID: 34247200606     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002099     Document Type: Article

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