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UK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK
Has an information leaflet called Polycystic Kidney Disease.
Polycystic Kidneys
Information provided by the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Renal Unit for patients and for doctors who are not renal specialists.
PKD Charity
Aims to support families who live with Polycystic Kidney Disease, and to provide information and advice to them and their healthcare professionals.
National Kidney Federation
The National Kidney Federation provides a factsheet on Polycystic Kidneys in both adults and children.
Polycystic Kidneys
Information from Kidney Research UK.
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
See also the Patient UK kidney disorders page
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.