Geographic, ethnic, age-related and temporal variation in the incidence of end-stage renal disease in Europe, Canada and the Asia-Pacific region, 1998-2002

ESRD Incidence Study Group; Stewart JH; McCredie MR; Williams SM

Geographic, ethnic, age-related and temporal variation in the incidence of end-stage renal disease in Europe, Canada and the Asia-Pacific region, 1998-2002

ESRD Incidence Study Group , Stewart JH , McCredie MR , Williams SM

Nephrol Dial Transplant, 2006 Aug;21(8):2178-83.

PMID: 16595584

Abstract

Only unbiased estimates of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) incidence and trends are useful for disease control-identification of risk factors and measuring the effect of intervention.

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