title: Demographics and key clinical characteristics of hemodialysis patients from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries enrolled in the dialysis outcomes and practice patterns study phase 5 (2012-2015).
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Jahra Hospital, Jahra, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: AlSahow
authors.affiliation: Dubai Medical College, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
authors.forename: Mona
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: AlRukhaimi
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
authors.forename: Jamal
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Al Wakeel
authors.affiliation: King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Saeed M G
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Al-Ghamdi
authors.affiliation: Salmaniya Medical Complex, Manama, Bahrain.
authors.forename: Sumaya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: AlGhareeb
authors.affiliation: Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Fadwa
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: AlAli
authors.affiliation: Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman.
authors.forename: Issa
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Al Salmi
authors.affiliation: Adan Hospital, Adan, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Bassam
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: AlHelal
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: AlGhonaim
authors.affiliation: Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor,MI, USA.
authors.forename: Brian A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Bieber
authors.affiliation: Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor,MI, USA.
authors.forename: Ronald L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Pisoni
authors.affiliation: List of Study Group in Acknowledgement.
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008877:Middle East; D006435:Renal Dialysis