Chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular risk in six regions of the world (ISN-KDDC): a cross-sectional study

Background: Chronic kidney disease is an important cause of global mortality and morbidity. Data for epidemiological features of chronic kidney disease and its risk factors are limited for low-income and middle-income countries. The International Society of Nephrology's Kidney Disease Data Cent...

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Main Authors: Dr. Bogdan Ene-Iordache, PhD, Norberto Perico, MD, Boris Bikbov, MD, Sergio Carminati, IT, Andrea Remuzzi, EngD, Annalisa Perna, MSc, Nazmul Islam, MD, Rodolfo Flores Bravo, MD, Prof. Mirna Aleckovic-Halilovic, MD, Prof. Hequn Zou, MD, Prof. Luxia Zhang, MD, Zaghloul Gouda, MD, Prof. Irma Tchokhonelidze, MD, Prof. Georgi Abraham, MD, Prof. Mitra Mahdavi-Mazdeh, MD, Prof. Maurizio Gallieni, MD, Igor Codreanu, MD, Ariunaa Togtokh, MD, Prof. Sanjib Kumar Sharma, MD, Puru Koirala, MD, Samyog Uprety, MD, Prof. Ifeoma Ulasi, MBBS, Prof. Giuseppe Remuzzi, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-05-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X16000711