Research, design and development of SW tools for process management in the area of e-health : projection of future number of end-stage renal disease patients in Greece

• Main Author: Ροδινά-Θεοχαράκη, Αναστασία
• Other Authors: Παλληκαράκης, Νικόλαος
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: End-stage renal disease; Renal replacement therapy; Disease projection; Markov Chain model; Markov Chain Monte Carlo; Τελικό στάδιο χρόνιας νεφρικής ανεπάρκειας; Θεραπεία υποκατάστασης νεφρικής λειτουργίας; Πρόβλεψη ασθενειών; Μοντέλο Μαρκόφ; Μοντέλο Μαρκόφ Μόντε Κάρλο; 617.461 059 2

End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) is the irreversible loss of kidney function, which can be due to various causes. Its treatment is one of the most costly chronic disease treatments. There are now approximately one million people worldwide living with ESRD and this number is predicted to increase in th...