Open AccessNutrition, adequacy of dialysis, and clinical outcome in Indo-Asian and White European patients on peritoneal dialysis
Author(s) -
Anne B. Bakewell,
Rob Higgins,
Matthew R. Edmunds
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
qjm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1460-2725
pISSN - 1460-2393
DOI - 10.1093/qjmed/95.12.811
Subject(s) - peritoneal dialysis , medicine , dialysis , end stage renal disease , renal replacement therapy , incidence (geometry) , hemodialysis , kidney disease , intensive care medicine , surgery , physics , optics
There is a high incidence of end-stage renal disease in Asians originating from the Indian subcontinent living in the UK. Research to date has focused on the cause of renal disease in Indo-Asians, and their outcome on peritoneal dialysis (PD) is less well studied.