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Chronic kidney disease in low- and middle-income countries.

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Stanifer, JW; Muiru, A; Jafar, TH; Patel, UD
Published in: Nephrol Dial Transplant
June 2016

Most of the global burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). As a result of rapid urbanization in LMICs, a growing number of populations are exposed to numerous environmental toxins, high infectious disease burdens and increasing rates of noncommunicable diseases. For CKD, this portends a high prevalence related to numerous etiologies, and it presents unique challenges. A better understanding of the epidemiology of CKD in LMICs is urgently needed, but this must be coupled with strong public advocacy and broad, collaborative public health efforts that address environmental, communicable, and non-communicable risk factors.

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Nephrol Dial Transplant

DOI

EISSN

1460-2385

Publication Date

June 2016

Volume

31

Issue

6

Start / End Page

868 / 874

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Urology & Nephrology
  • Risk Factors
  • Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
  • Prevalence
  • Humans
  • Developing Countries
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Stanifer, J. W., Muiru, A., Jafar, T. H., & Patel, U. D. (2016). Chronic kidney disease in low- and middle-income countries. Nephrol Dial Transplant, 31(6), 868–874. https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfv466
Stanifer, John W., Anthony Muiru, Tazeen H. Jafar, and Uptal D. Patel. “Chronic kidney disease in low- and middle-income countries.Nephrol Dial Transplant 31, no. 6 (June 2016): 868–74. https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfv466.
Stanifer JW, Muiru A, Jafar TH, Patel UD. Chronic kidney disease in low- and middle-income countries. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2016 Jun;31(6):868–74.
Stanifer, John W., et al. “Chronic kidney disease in low- and middle-income countries.Nephrol Dial Transplant, vol. 31, no. 6, June 2016, pp. 868–74. Pubmed, doi:10.1093/ndt/gfv466.
Stanifer JW, Muiru A, Jafar TH, Patel UD. Chronic kidney disease in low- and middle-income countries. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2016 Jun;31(6):868–874.
Journal cover image

Published In

Nephrol Dial Transplant

DOI

EISSN

1460-2385

Publication Date

June 2016

Volume

31

Issue

6

Start / End Page

868 / 874

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Urology & Nephrology
  • Risk Factors
  • Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
  • Prevalence
  • Humans
  • Developing Countries
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences