Low documentation of chronic kidney disease among high-risk patients in a managed care population: a retrospective cohort study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Early detection of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is sub-optimal among the general population and among high risk patients. The prevalence and impact of major CKD risk factors, diabetes (DM) and hypertension (HTN), on CKD documentation...

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Main Authors: McClellan William, Guessous Idris, Vupputuri Suma, Wasse Haimanot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-09-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2369/10/25