Disparities in dialysis treatment and outcomes for Dutch and Belgian children with immigrant parents.
BACKGROUND: In Belgium and the Netherlands, up to 40% of the children on dialysis are children with immigrant parents of non-Western European origin (non-Western). Concerns exist regarding whether these non-Western patients receive the same quality of care as children with parents of Western European origin (Western). We compared initial dialysis, post-initial treatment, and outcomes between non-Western and Western patients on dialysis. METHODS: All children <19 years old on chronic dialysis in the Netherlands and Belgium between September 2007 and May 2011 were included in the study. Non-W... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2012 |
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Springer
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Schlagwörter: | Belgium / Netherlands / Parents / Renal Dialysis / Treatment Outcome / Child / Emigrants and Immigrants / Female / Healthcare Disparities / Humans / Kaplan-Meier Estimate / Kidney Failure / Chronic / Male |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26827239 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/126302 |