Mortality pattern of chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology in Girandurukotte, Sri Lanka
Mortality in Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu) is not well described despite being a major public health crisis in Sri Lanka. Data on CKDu have many gaps and published data on mortality are sparse. This retrospective descriptive study was designed to describe the mortality of CKDu...
Main Authors: | T. W. Hettiarachchi, M. A. A. Nayanamali, T. Sudeshika, W. B. N. T. Fernando, Z. Badurdeen, S. Nanayakkara, S. Wijetunge, L. Gunaratne, N. Nanayakkara |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
2021-09-01
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Series: | Ceylon Journal of Science |
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Online Access: | https://cjs.sljol.info/articles/7911 |
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