Tackling Dialysis Burden around the World: A Global Challenge

• Published in: Kidney diseases Vol. 7; no. 3; pp. 167 - 175
• Main Authors: Li, Philip Kam-Tao, Chan, Gordon Chun-Kau, Chen, Jianghua, Chen, Hung-Chun, Cheng, Yuk-Lun, Fan, Stanley L.-S., He, John Cijiang, Hu, Weixin, Lim, Wai-Hon, Pei, York, Teo, Boon Wee, Zhang, Ping, Yu, Xueqing, Liu, Zhi-Hong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 01.05.2021; Karger Publishers
• Subjects: Care and treatment; chronic kidney disease; Chronic kidney failure; end-stage kidney disease; Health aspects; home dialysis; kidney transplantation; prevention; Review; Review Article; Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc; Canada; United Kingdom; Singapore; Australia; China; Taiwan; Prevention; End-stage kidney disease; Home dialysis; Chronic kidney disease; Kidney transplantation

CKD is a global problem that causes significant burden to the healthcare system and the economy in addition to its impact on morbidity and mortality of patients. Around the world, in both developing and developed economies, the nephrologists and governments face the challenges of the need to provide...