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Netherlands
2023

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Medicine

D-Index
120
Citations
51478
World Ranking
3762
National Ranking
146

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Friedo W. Dekker is affiliated with Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the field of medicine, with a strong focus on nephrology and related subfields including cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, public health, environmental and occupational health, economics and econometrics, and general health professions.

The scientist's work centers on several key topics that reflect their specialization and interests:

  • Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments

Friedo W. Dekker has contributed extensively to academic journals, frequently publishing in venues such as:

  • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
  • Clinical Kidney Journal
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Nephrology
  • BMC Nephrology

Among recent notable papers in their scholarly record are:

  • "An introduction to inverse probability of treatment weighting in observational research," 2021, Clinical Kidney Journal
  • "External validation of prognostic models: what, why, how, when and where?", 2020, Clinical Kidney Journal
  • "Intention to treat and per protocol analysis in clinical trials," 2020, Nephrology
  • "Conducting correlation analysis: important limitations and pitfalls," 2021, Clinical Kidney Journal
  • "Stopping Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibitors in Patients with Advanced CKD and Risk of Adverse Outcomes: A Nationwide Study," 2020, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several frequent co-authors, reflecting ongoing partnerships in their research endeavors. These include:

  • Kitty J. Jager
  • Nicholas C Chesnaye
  • Marie Evans
  • Christoph Wanner
  • Merel van Diepen

Best Publications

  • Cardiovascular and noncardiovascular mortality among patients starting dialysis.

    Dinanda J. de Jager;Diana C. Grootendorst;Kitty J. Jager;Paul C. van Dijk

  • Long-term risks for kidney donors

    Geir Mjøen;Stein Hallan;Anders Hartmann;Aksel Foss

  • On assessing responsiveness of health-related quality of life instruments: guidelines for instrument evaluation.

    C.B. Terwee;F.W. Dekker;W.M. Wiersinga;M.F. Prummel

  • Performance of the Cockcroft-Gault, MDRD, and New CKD-EPI Formulas in Relation to GFR, Age, and Body Size

    Wieneke Marleen Michels;Diana Carina Grootendorst;Marion Verduijn;Elise Grace Elliott

  • When do we need competing risks methods for survival analysis in nephrology

    Marlies Noordzij;Karen Leffondré;Karlijn J. van Stralen;Carmine Zoccali

  • Risk of depression in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and its determinants

    J.G. van Manen;P.J.E. Bindels;F.W. Dekker;C.J.J.M. IJzermans

  • Predictors of the rate of decline of residual renal function in incident dialysis patients

    Maarten A.M. Jansen;Augustinus A.M. Hart;Johanna C. Korevaar;Friedo W. Dekker

  • Screening strategies for chronic kidney disease in the general population: follow-up of cross sectional health survey

    Stein I Hallan;Ketil Dahl;Cecilia M Oien;Diana C Grootendorst

  • Sample size calculations: basic principles and common pitfalls

    Marlies Noordzij;Giovanni Tripepi;Friedo W Dekker;Carmine Zoccali

  • Quality of life in patients on chronic dialysis: Self-assessment 3 months after the start of treatment☆

    Maruschka P. Merkus;Kitty J. Jager;Friedo W. Dekker;Els W. Boeschoten

  • Effect of starting with hemodialysis compared with peritoneal dialysis in patients new on dialysis treatment: A randomized controlled trial

    Johanna C. Korevaar;G.W. Feith;Friedo W. Dekker;Jeannette G. van Manen

  • External validation of prognostic models: what, why, how, when and where?

    Chava L Ramspek;Kitty J Jager;Friedo W Dekker;Carmine Zoccali

  • Confounding: What it is and how to deal with it

    K.J. Jager;C. Zoccali;A. MacLeod;F.W. Dekker;F.W. Dekker

  • Relative Contribution of Residual Renal Function and Different Measures of Adequacy to Survival in Hemodialysis Patients: An analysis of the Netherlands Cooperative Study on the Adequacy of Dialysis (NECOSAD)-2

    Fabian Termorshuizen;Friedo W Dekker;Jeannette G van Manen;Johanna C Korevaar

  • The relative importance of residual renal function compared with peritoneal clearance for patient survival and quality of life: an analysis of the netherlands cooperative study on the adequacy of dialysis (Necosad)-2

    Fabian Termorshuizen;Johanna C Korevaar;Friedo W Dekker;Jeannette G van Manen

  • High plasma phosphate as a risk factor for decline in renal function and mortality in pre-dialysis patients

    Nora Voormolen;Marlies Noordzij;Diana C. Grootendorst;Ivo Beetz

  • Cohort Studies: Prospective versus Retrospective

    Anne M. Euser;Carmine Zoccali;Kitty J. Jager;Friedo W. Dekker

  • Renal replacement therapy in Europe: the results of a collaborative effort by the ERA–EDTA registry and six national or regional registries

    Paul C. W. van Dijk;Kitty J. Jager;Frank de Charro;Frederic Collart

  • An introduction to inverse probability of treatment weighting in observational research

    Nicholas C Chesnaye;Vianda S Stel;Giovanni Tripepi;Friedo W Dekker

  • Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis: Comparison of Adjusted Mortality Rates According to the Duration of Dialysis: Analysis of the Netherlands Cooperative Study on the Adequacy of Dialysis 2

    Fabian Termorshuizen;Johanna C. Korevaar;Friedo W. Dekker;Jeannette G. van Manen

Frequent Co-Authors

Raymond T. Krediet
Raymond T. Krediet University of Amsterdam
Kitty J. Jager
Kitty J. Jager University of Amsterdam
Christoph Wanner
Christoph Wanner University of Würzburg
Juan Jesus Carrero
Juan Jesus Carrero Karolinska Institute
Giovanni Tripepi
Giovanni Tripepi National Research Council (CNR)
Bengt Lindholm
Bengt Lindholm Karolinska Institute
Peter Stenvinkel
Peter Stenvinkel Karolinska Institute
Adrian Covic
Adrian Covic Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Olaf M. Dekkers
Olaf M. Dekkers Leiden University Medical Center

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