Disparities in treatment rates of paediatric end-stage renal disease across Europe: insights from the ESPN/ERA-EDTA registry

Chesnaye, Nicholas; Schaefer, Franz; Groothoff, Jaap; Caskey, Fergus; Heaf, James; Kushnirenko, Stella; Lewis, Malcolm; Mauel, Reiner; Maurer, Elisabeth; Merenmies, Jussi; Shtiza, Diamant; TOPALOĞLU, REZAN; Zaicova, Natalia; Zampetoglou, Argyroula; Jager, Kitty; van Stralen, Karlijn

doi:10.1093/ndt/gfv064

Disparities in treatment rates of paediatric end-stage renal disease across Europe: insights from the ESPN/ERA-EDTA registry

Chesnaye N. C., Schaefer F., Groothoff J. W., Caskey F. J., Heaf J. G., Kushnirenko S., ...More

NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION, vol.30, no.8, pp.1377-1385, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 30 Issue: 8
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.1093/ndt/gfv064
Journal Name: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1377-1385
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background. Considerable disparities exist in the provision of paediatric renal replacement therapy (RRT) across Europe. This study aims to determine whether these disparities arise from geographical differences in the occurrence of renal disease, or whether country-level access-to-care factors may be responsible.