Journal article
ESRD among Immigrants to Ontario, Canada: A Population-Based Study
Abstract
Background The epidemiology of ESRD requiring maintenance dialysis (ESRD-D) in large, diverse immigrant populations is unclear.Methods We estimated ESRD-D prevalence and incidence among immigrants in Ontario, Canada. Adults residing in Ontario in 2014 were categorized as long-term Canadian residents or immigrants according to administrative health and immigration datasets. We determined ESRD-D prevalence among these adults and calculated …
Authors
Perl J; McArthur E; Tan VS; Nash DM; Garg AX; Harel Z; Li AH; Sood MM; Ray JG; Wald R
Journal
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Vol. 29, No. 7, pp. 1948–1959
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
7 2018
DOI
10.1681/asn.2017101055
ISSN
1046-6673