Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Ruggajo, Paschal Joseph"
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Developing nephrology services in low income countries: A case of Tanzania
Furia, Francis F.; Shoo, Jacqueline; Ruggajo, Paschal Joseph; Kilonzo, Kajiru; Basu, Gopal; Yeates, Karen; Varughese, Santosh; Svarstad, Einar; Kisanga, Onesmo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-10-17)Background: The burden of kidney diseases is reported to be higher in lower- and middle-income countries as compared to developed countries, and countries in sub-Saharan Africa are reported to be most affected. Health ... -
Low birth weight and risk of progression to end stage renal disease in IgA nephropathy - A retrospective registry-based cohort study
Ruggajo, Paschal Joseph; Svarstad, Einar; Leh, Sabine Maria; Marti, Hans-Peter; Reisæter, Anna Varberg; Vikse, Bjørn Egil (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-04-19)Background: Low Birth Weight (LBW) is a surrogate for fetal undernutrition and is associated with impaired nephron development in utero. In this study, we investigate whether having been born LBW and/or small for gestational ... -
Low birth weight and risk of progressive kidney disease. Epidemiological and morphological studies
Ruggajo, Paschal Joseph (Doctoral thesis, 2016-10-19)Background: Low Birth Weight (LBW) and Small for Gestation Age (SGA) are surrogate markers for fetal undernutrition and are associated with impaired nephron development in utero as suggested by the Brenner`s hypothesis. ...