Chronic kidney disease of nontraditional etiology in Central America: a provisional epidemiologic case definition for surveillance and epidemiologic studies

• Main Authors: Matthew Lozier (Author), Reina Maria Turcios-Ruiz (Author), Gary Noonan (Author), Pedro Ordunez (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: Pan American Health Organization.
• נושאים: article
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SYNOPSIS Over the last two decades, experts have reported a rising number of deaths caused by chronic kidney disease (CKD) along the Pacific coast of Central America, from southern Mexico to Costa Rica. However, this specific disease is not associated with traditional causes of CKD, such as aging, d...