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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES
Volume 35, Issue 1, Pages 157-165Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(00)70316-7
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renal dialysis; end-stage renal disease (ESRD); kidney diseases; classification; cross-cultural comparison
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This report notes the differences in the classification of the primary renal disease (PRD) used in different renal dialysis and transplant registries worldwide. The heterogeneity of coding systems complicates the comparative analysis of end-stage renal disease from different regions. Using data collected over two decades in the United States, Europe, and Australia/New Zealand, we present a method for reorganization of the classes of PRD that allows a straightforward comparison of retrospective data from these registries. (C) 2000 by the National Kidney Foundation, Inc.
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