The epidemiology of chronic kidney disease in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Dr. John W Stanifer, MD (Author), Bocheng Jing, BS (Author), Scott Tolan, MD (Author), Nicole Helmke, BS (Author), Romita Mukerjee, MD (Author), Prof. Saraladevi Naicker, MBChB (Author), Uptal Patel, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Amid rapid urbanisation, the HIV epidemic, and increasing rates of non-communicable diseases, people in sub-Saharan Africa are especially vulnerable to kidney disease. Little is known about the epidemiology of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in sub-Saharan Africa, so we did a systematic rev...