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...
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 |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892016001100294&lng=en&tlng=en |
Similar Items
-
Health, kidney disease and poverty, a current challenge
by: Junys Ramos Vazquez, et al.
Published: (2019-06-01) -
Repetición de la medición de creatinina sérica en atención primaria: no todos tienen insuficiencia renal crónica
by: Delicia Gentille Lorente, et al.
Published: (2015-07-01) -
Clinical pathological characteristics of the lupus nephritis
by: Leonardo Alberto Curbelo-Rodríguez, et al.
Published: (2019-01-01) -
Marcadores de daño renal en pacientes monorrenos quirúrgicos
by: Tomás de Armas Gil, et al.
Published: (2018-01-01) -
Prevención y tratamiento de la enfermedad renal crónica (ERC)
by: B. Rodrigo Orozco, Dr.
Published: (2010-09-01)