Kidney failure in Samoa

• Main Authors: Malama Tafuna'i (Author), Ben Matalavea (Author), David Voss (Author), Robin M. Turner (Author), Rosalina Richards (Author), Fa'afetai Sopoaga (Author), Lose Hazelman (Author), Robert Walker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: There is limited literature on kidney disease in the Pacific Region, despite it being recognised as a leading cause of death in some Pacific Island nations. Kidney replacement therapy is only available in a handful of Pacific Islands. This paper reports the epidemiology of haemodialysis...