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Advancing gender equity to improve kidney care for women: a patient perspective

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Women living with kidney disease are exposed to several sex and gender gaps in the clinical practice of standard hemodialysis treatment. Drawing on lived experience, we offer opportunities for improvement and call on nephrology clinicians and researchers to advance gender equity and improve health outcomes for women.

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  1. Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Annalijn I. Conklin

  2. Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes, Providence Health Care Research Institute, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Annalijn I. Conklin

  3. Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

    Sofia B. Ahmed

  4. Women and Children’s Health Research Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

    Sofia B. Ahmed

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Conklin, A.I., Ahmed, S.B. Advancing gender equity to improve kidney care for women: a patient perspective. Nat Rev Nephrol 21, 3–4 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41581-024-00909-y

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