Can we improve the diagnosis of renal failure? A revised coding system for the Middle East and North Africa

We reviewed the regional data on primary renal disease (PRD) causing end-stage renal failure (ESRF) during the decade 2000-2009. Reporting was generally inconsistent and diagnostic groups were poorly defined. We propose a system in which all diagnoses fall into one of eight broad groups: ESRF of unc...

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Main Authors: Guy H Neild, D Deren Oygar, Mohamed Ben Hmida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2011;volume=22;issue=4;spage=651;epage=661;aulast=Neild