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Socioeconomic Inequities in Early Kidney Care Concentrate at Late Initial Clinical Detection Rather Than Planned Care: A Population-Based Study

Key takeaways

This preprint studied how social and economic factors affect when kidney disease is first found in people in Scotland. It suggests that inequalities in care are most visible at the point of initial detection. This is an observational study, so it shows a link, not proof of cause. It is not yet peer-reviewed.

Source

Preprint · medRxiv nephrology preprints · 2026-11-02
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.30.26366923v1?rss=1