Children of non-Western origin with end-stage renal disease in the Netherlands, Belgium and a part of Germany have impaired health-related quality of life compared with Western children
Author(s) -
Nikki J. Schoenmaker,
Lotte Haverman,
W. F. Tromp,
Johanna H. van der Lee,
Martin Offringa,
Brigitte Adams,
A. H. M. Bouts,
Laure Collard,
Karlien Cransberg,
M. van Dyck,
Nathalie Godefroid,
K. van Hoeck,
Linda KosterKamphuis,
M. R. Lilien,
Ann Raes,
Christina Taylan,
Martha A. Grootenhuis,
Johan W. Groothoff
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gft436
Subject(s) - medicine , end stage renal disease , stage (stratigraphy) , quality of life (healthcare) , gerontology , disease , end stage kidney disease , kidney disease , demography , pediatrics , nursing , sociology , paleontology , biology
Many children with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) living in Western Europe are of non-Western European origin. They have unfavourable somatic outcomes compared with ESRD children of Western origin. In this study, we compared the Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of both groups.
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