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SUBMITTER: Kerr M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3484716 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 20120805
<h4>Background</h4>Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major challenge for health care systems around the world, and the prevalence rates appear to be increasing. We estimate the costs of CKD in a universal health care system.<h4>Methods</h4>Economic modelling was used to estimate the annual cost of Stages 3-5 CKD to the National Health Service (NHS) in England, including CKD-related prescribing and care, renal replacement therapy (RRT), and excess strokes, myocardial infarctions (MIs) and Methici ...[more]