Renal Health Disparities in the United Kingdom: A Focus on Ethnicity

Seminars in Nephrology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 8-11

  Randhawa, Gurch ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

African Caribbeans; inequalities; minority ethnic groups; Renal failure; South Asians; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN CARIBBEAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM;

DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES;

EID: 74049119723     PISSN: 02709295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2009.10.006     Document Type: Article

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