Strengthening Renal Registries and ESRD Research in Africa

Seminars in Nephrology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 211-223

  Davids, M Razeen ^a   Caskey, Fergus J ^b   Young, Taryn ^c   Balbir Singh, Gillian K ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UK RENAL REGISTRY   (United Kingdom)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; open access; Renal registry; research impact; translational research

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AFRICA; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DISEASE REGISTRY; END STAGE RENAL DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REVIEW; CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MORBIDITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REGISTER; STANDARDS; TRENDS;

AFRICA; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MORBIDITY; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 85017220125     PISSN: 02709295     EISSN: 15584488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2017.02.002     Document Type: Review

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