Causes and outcome of late referral of children who develop end-stage kidney disease

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 253-258

  Kennedy, Sean E ^a,b   Bailey, Rohan ^b   Kainer, Gad ^a  

^a SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

child; chronic kidney failure; end stage kidney disease; kidney transplantation; referral and consultation; renal dialysis

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; HEMOGLOBIN; UREA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONGENITAL NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPOPLASIA; INFANT; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHRONOPHTHISIS; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX NEPHROPATHY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; THERAPY DELAY; URETHRA VALVE;

ADOLESCENT; CAUSALITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84858440788     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02254.x     Document Type: Article

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