Renal health disparities in the United Kingdom: a focus on ethnicity
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Randhawa, GurchAffiliation
University of BedfordshireIssue Date
2010-01Subjects
A990 Medicine and Dentistry not elsewhere classifiedrenal disease
diabetes
ethnicity
nephrology
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The increased rate of type 2 diabetes among minority ethnic groups compared with Caucasians in the United Kingdom has been well documented. Diabetes complications, such as end-stage renal failure, are much more prevalent among the South Asian and African-Caribbean population in the United Kingdom. Inequalities do currently exist in diabetes and renal services and the solutions to rectifying this situation are complex, focusing both on disease prevention and disease management. However, the financial and human burden of not addressing these inequalities encourage some immediate action.Citation
Randhawa, G. (2010) 'Renal health disparities in the United Kingdom: a focus on ethnicity' Semin. Nephrol. 30 (1):8-11Publisher
ElsevierJournal
Seminars in NephrologyPubMed ID
20116642Additional Links
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20116642http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0270929509001727
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ArticleLanguage
enISSN
1558-4488ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.semnephrol.2009.10.006