Chronic kidney disease of nontraditional etiology in Central America: a provisional epidemiologic case definition for surveillance and epidemiologic studies

SYNOPSIS Over the last two decades, experts have reported a rising number of deaths caused by chronic kidney disease (CKD) along the Pacific coast of Central America, from southern Mexico to Costa Rica. However, this specific disease is not associated with traditional causes of CKD, such as aging, d...

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Main Authors: Matthew Lozier, Reina Maria Turcios-Ruiz, Gary Noonan, Pedro Ordunez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892016001100294&lng=en&tlng=en