Risk score for first-screening of prevalent undiagnosed chronic kidney disease in Peru: the CRONICAS-CKD risk score

Risk score for first-screening of prevalent undiagnosed chronic kidney disease in Peru: the CRONICAS-CKD risk score

Abstract Background Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) represents a great burden for the patient and the health system, particularly if diagnosed at late stages. Consequently, tools to identify patients at high risk of having CKD are needed, particularly in limited-resources settings where laboratory faci...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo M. Carrillo-Larco, J. Jaime Miranda, Robert H. Gilman, Josefina Medina-Lezama, Julio A. Chirinos-Pacheco, Paola V. Muñoz-Retamozo, Liam Smeeth, William Checkley, Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz, CRONICAS Cohort Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Risk assessment
Kidney
Chronic kidney disease
Latin America
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-017-0758-4

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