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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2011-01-01
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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 |