‘Was my kidney biopsy worth it?’–A qualitative phenomenological study of patient experiences and perceived barriers to kidney biopsy

• Michael Toal ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: mtoal11@qub.ac.uk

  Affiliation Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1690-9206

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• Megan Raynor,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation School of Nursing and Midwifery, Medical Biology Centre, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland

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• Clare McKeaveney,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology

  Affiliation School of Nursing and Midwifery, Medical Biology Centre, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland

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• Ciaran O’Neill,

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland

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• Michael Quinn,

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland

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• Christopher Hill,

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Regional Nephrology and Transplant Unit, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland

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• Alexander Peter Maxwell

  Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6110-7253

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