Chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular risk in six regions of the world (ISN-KDDC): a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Dr. Bogdan Ene-Iordache, PhD (Author), Norberto Perico, MD (Author), Boris Bikbov, MD (Author), Sergio Carminati, IT (Author), Andrea Remuzzi, EngD (Author), Annalisa Perna, MSc (Author), Nazmul Islam, MD (Author), Rodolfo Flores Bravo, MD (Author), Prof. Mirna Aleckovic-Halilovic, MD (Author), Prof. Hequn Zou, MD (Author), Prof. Luxia Zhang, MD (Author), Zaghloul Gouda, MD (Author), Prof. Irma Tchokhonelidze, MD (Author), Prof. Georgi Abraham, MD (Author), Prof. Mitra Mahdavi-Mazdeh, MD (Author), Prof. Maurizio Gallieni, MD (Author), Igor Codreanu, MD (Author), Ariunaa Togtokh, MD (Author), Prof. Sanjib Kumar Sharma, MD (Author), Puru Koirala, MD (Author), Samyog Uprety, MD (Author), Prof. Ifeoma Ulasi, MBBS (Author), Prof. Giuseppe Remuzzi, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Chronic kidney disease is an important cause of global mortality and morbidity. Data for epidemiological features of chronic kidney disease and its risk factors are limited for low-income and middle-income countries. The International Society of Nephrology's Kidney Disease Data Cent...