Fifty years of dialysis in Africa: Challenges and progress

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 502-512

  Barsoum, Rashad S ^a   Khalil, Soha S ^a   Arogundade, Fatiu A ^b  

^a Cairo Kidney Center   (Egypt)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Africa; chronic disease; CKD screening; developing nations; Dialysis history; dialysis resources; end stage kidney disease; global health; health disparities; public health; renal replacement therapy (RRT)

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; FINANCE; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REVIEW; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; TRENDS;

AFRICA; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; RENAL DIALYSIS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC;

EID: 84924206627     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: 15236838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2014.11.014     Document Type: Article

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