End-stage renal disease among Roma and non-Roma: Roma are at risk
- 3 May 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in International Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 57 (4), 751-754
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-012-0365-x
Abstract
Ethnic differences in the occurrence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are reported on various populations across the world, but evidence on Roma is lacking. The aim of this study was to explore the relative risk (RR) of ESRD for Roma who constitute a major minority in Slovakia.Keywords
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