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Kitty J. Jager is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on Nephrology and its related subfields, including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Transplantation, Economics and Econometrics, and General Health Professions.

The scientist's work encompasses topics within Dialysis and Renal Disease Management, Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes, Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments, Health Systems and Economic Evaluations related to quality of life, Organ Donation and Transplantation, Healthcare cost and quality practices, as well as Renal and Vascular Pathologies.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

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

Among recent scientific papers authored or co-authored by Kitty J. Jager are:

  • Results from the ERA-EDTA Registry indicate a high mortality due to COVID-19 in dialysis patients and kidney transplant recipients across Europe, 2020, Kidney International
  • COVID-19-related mortality in kidney transplant and dialysis patients: results of the ERACODA collaboration, 2020, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
  • 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
  • Chronic kidney disease is a key risk factor for severe COVID-19: a call to action by the ERA-EDTA, 2020, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Collaborations feature frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Vianda S Stel
  • Friedo W. Dekker
  • Nicholas C Chesnaye
  • Fergus Caskey
  • Christoph Wanner

The scientist's extensive publication record reflects their engagement in research related to nephrology, dialysis, kidney transplantation, and associated public health issues. Their contributions have been published in highly specialized journals, and they have established ongoing collaborations with notable experts in these domains.

Best Publications

  • Cardiovascular and noncardiovascular mortality among patients starting dialysis.

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

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

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

  • Sex and gender disparities in the epidemiology and outcomes of chronic kidney disease.

    Juan Jesus Carrero;Manfred Hecking;Nicholas C. Chesnaye;Kitty J. Jager

  • CKD Prevalence Varies across the European General Population

    Katharina Brück;Vianda S. Stel;Giovanni Gambaro;Stein Hallan

  • 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

  • Changes in the worldwide epidemiology of peritoneal dialysis

    Philip Kam-Tao Li;Kai Ming Chow;Moniek W.M. Van de Luijtgaarden;David W. Johnson

  • 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

  • Results from the ERA-EDTA Registry indicate a high mortality due to COVID-19 in dialysis patients and kidney transplant recipients across Europe.

    Kitty J. Jager;Anneke Kramer;Nicholas C. Chesnaye;Cécile Couchoud

  • Factors affecting outcomes in patients reaching end-stage kidney disease worldwide: differences in access to renal replacement therapy, modality use, and haemodialysis practices.

    Bruce M Robinson;Tadao Akizawa;Kitty J Jager;Peter G Kerr

  • 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

  • Geographic Differences in Genetic Susceptibility to IgA Nephropathy: GWAS Replication Study and Geospatial Risk Analysis

    Krzysztof Kiryluk;Yifu Li;Simone Sanna-Cherchi;Simone Sanna-Cherchi;Mersedeh Rohanizadegan

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

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

  • COVID-19-related mortality in kidney transplant and dialysis patients: results of the ERACODA collaboration.

    Luuk B Hilbrands;Raphaël Duivenvoorden;Priya Vart;Priya Vart;Casper F M Franssen

  • The systemic nature of CKD

    Carmine Zoccali;Raymond Vanholder;Ziad A. Massy;Alberto Ortiz

  • Trends in the incidence of renal replacement therapy for end-stage renal disease in Europe, 1990-1999.

    Bénédicte Stengel;Solenne Billon;Paul C.W. van Dijk;Kitty J. Jager

  • Selection bias and information bias in clinical research.

    Giovanni Tripepi;Kitty J. Jager;Friedo W. Dekker;Carmine Zoccali

  • Chronic kidney disease is a key risk factor for severe COVID-19: a call to action by the ERA-EDTA.

    A. Ortiz;M. Cozzolino;R. Duivenvoorden;D. Fliser

Frequent Co-Authors

Friedo W. Dekker
Friedo W. Dekker Leiden University Medical Center
Franz Schaefer
Franz Schaefer Heidelberg University
Christoph Wanner
Christoph Wanner University of Würzburg
Giovanni Tripepi
Giovanni Tripepi National Research Council (CNR)
Wim Van Biesen
Wim Van Biesen Ghent University Hospital
Ziad A. Massy
Ziad A. Massy Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University
Adrian Covic
Adrian Covic Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Gérard M. London
Gérard M. London Grenoble Alpes University
Raymond Vanholder
Raymond Vanholder Ghent University

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