Chronic kidney disease in the type 2 diabetic patients: prevalence and associated variables in a random sample of 2642 patients of a Mediterranean area

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Kidney disease is associated with an increased total mortality and cardiovascular morbimortality in the general population and in patients with Type 2 diabetes. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of kidney disease a...

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Main Authors: Coll-de-Tuero Gabriel, Mata-Cases Manel, Rodriguez-Poncelas Antonio, Pepió Josep MA, Roura Pilar, Benito Belen, Franch-Nadal Josep, Saez Marc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2369/13/87