The spectrum of chronic kidney disease (stages 2-5) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1841-1846

  Bhimma, Rajendra ^a   Adhikari, Miriam ^a   Asharam, Kareshma ^a   Connolly, Catherine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Children; Chronic kidney disease; Developing countries; Renal failure

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; FOLLOW UP; GLOMERULOPATHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SEX RATIO; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 51549108500     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-008-0871-5     Document Type: Article

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