Global Dialysis Perspective: Nepal

doi:10.34067/KID.0001672022

. 2022 Apr 27;3(7):1269-1274.

doi: 10.34067/KID.0001672022. eCollection 2022 Jul 28.

Global Dialysis Perspective: Nepal

Ishwor Sharma¹, Manoj Bhattarai², Mahesh Raj Sigdel³

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¹ Division of Nephrology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York.
² Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas.
³ Department of Nephrology, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.

PMID: 35919532
PMCID: PMC9337906
DOI: 10.34067/KID.0001672022

Global Dialysis Perspective: Nepal

Ishwor Sharma et al. Kidney360. 2022.

. 2022 Apr 27;3(7):1269-1274.

doi: 10.34067/KID.0001672022. eCollection 2022 Jul 28.

Authors

Ishwor Sharma¹, Manoj Bhattarai², Mahesh Raj Sigdel³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Nephrology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York.
² Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas.
³ Department of Nephrology, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.

PMID: 35919532
PMCID: PMC9337906
DOI: 10.34067/KID.0001672022

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Keywords: Nepal; arteriovenous fistula; chronic kidney disease; clinical nephrology; dialysis; end stage kidney disease; hemodialysis; kidney transplantation; nephrology; peritoneal dialysis; perspective.

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[1] Wikipedia : List of Nepalese Provinces by Population. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nepalese_provinces_by_population. Accessed February 18, 2022

[2] Wikipedia : List of Nepalese Provinces by Population. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nepalese_provinces_by_population. Accessed February 18, 2022

[3] United Nations Population Fund : Population Situation Analysis of Nepal (with Respect to Sustainable Development). Available at: https://nepal.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/NepalPopulationSitua.... Accessed February 10, 2022

[4] United Nations Population Fund : Population Situation Analysis of Nepal (with Respect to Sustainable Development). Available at: https://nepal.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/NepalPopulationSitua.... Accessed February 10, 2022

[5] The World Bank : GDP per Capita—Nepal. Available at: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD?locations=NP. Accessed February 10, 2022

[6] The World Bank : GDP per Capita—Nepal. Available at: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD?locations=NP. Accessed February 10, 2022

[7] Pokharel R, Silwal PR: Social health insurance in Nepal: A health system departure toward the universal health coverage. Int J Health Plann Manage 33: 573–580, 2018 - PubMed

[8] Pokharel R, Silwal PR: Social health insurance in Nepal: A health system departure toward the universal health coverage. Int J Health Plann Manage 33: 573–580, 2018 - PubMed

[9] Mcgee J, Pandey B, Maskey A, Frazer T, Mackinney T: Free dialysis in Nepal: Logistical challenges explored. Hemodial Int 22: 283–289, 2018 - PubMed

[10] Mcgee J, Pandey B, Maskey A, Frazer T, Mackinney T: Free dialysis in Nepal: Logistical challenges explored. Hemodial Int 22: 283–289, 2018 - PubMed

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