Prevalence and risk factors for chronic kidney disease of unknown cause in Malawi: a cross-sectional analysis in a rural and urban population

Prevalence and risk factors for chronic kidney disease of unknown cause in Malawi: a cross-sectional analysis in a rural and urban population

Abstract Background An epidemic of chronic kidney disease of unknown cause (CKDu) is occurring in rural communities in tropical regions of low-and middle-income countries in South America and India. Little information is available from Southern African countries which have similar climatic and occup...

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Main Authors: Sophie A. Hamilton, Wisdom P. Nakanga, Josephine E. Prynn, Amelia C. Crampin, Daniela Fecht, Paolo Vineis, Ben Caplin, Neil Pearce, Moffat J. Nyirenda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Epidemiology
Chronic kidney disease
Estimated glomerular filtration rate
Prevalence
Risk factor
Sub-Saharan Africa
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-020-02034-x

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