Geographic inequities in hemodialysis access: a call to reassess dialysis facility locations in Brazil
The travel distance to the dialysis facility is an important inequity to KRT access in Brazil. In the South and Southeast, where there is a higher dialysis unit density, patients have greater regional availability of dialysis centers, and shorter traveling distances than in the North, Midwest, and Northeast regions.
Authors
- Luís Gustavo Modelli de Andrade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0230-0766)
- Guilherme Palhares Aversa Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4853-3506)
- Precil Diego Miranda de Menezes Neves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1089-6763)
- Naila Camila da Rocha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1684-2574)
- Ricardo Sesso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1062-0073)
- Abner Mácola Pacheco Barbosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3668-8911)
- Jocemir Ronaldo Lugon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6791-3910)
Institutions
- Walmart (United States) (US)
- Universidade Federal Fluminense (BR)
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Hospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz (BR)
- Medecell (Brazil) (BR)
- Brazilian Society of Speech (BR)
- Hospital Universitário da Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Central Bela Vista (Brazil) (BR)
- Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) (BR)
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
- BorgWarner (Brazil) (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Nephrology
- Published
- 2024-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40620-024-02120-5
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Health, Nursing, Elderly Care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.49