High rates of albuminuria but not of low eGFR in Urban Indigenous Australians: the DRUID Study

• Main Authors: Zimmet Paul Z (Author), Lawton Paul D (Author), Dunbar Terry (Author), Weeramanthri Tarun (Author), Hodge Allison M (Author), Cunningham Joan (Author), Maple-Brown Louise J (Author), Chadban Steve J (Author), Polkinghorne Kevan R (Author), Shaw Jonathan E (Author), O'Dea Kerin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Indigenous Australians have an incidence of end stage kidney disease 8-10 times higher than non-Indigenous Australians. The majority of research studies concerning Indigenous Australians have been performed in rural or remote regions...