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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-09-01
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Series: | BMC Nephrology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-020-02034-x |
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